Author Question: Define the term lifeboat mentality and describe an example, real or hypothetical, of a government ... (Read 73 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Define the term lifeboat mentality and describe an example, real or hypothetical, of a government policy that would be a product of it.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Describe the experience of the K'iche' Maya during the 1970s and 1980s.

What will be an ideal response?

sokh · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. A lifeboat mentality describes an attitude of perceived threat from immigrant groups on the part of an established population.
2. It is based on a fear that migrants will be competitors for limited resources.
3. Any example of a policy that restricts immigration or forcibly moves a population based on a perceived threat to entitlements could be the result of this mentality.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. The Maya villagers were forced to leave their home area due to economic hardship and the increasing inability to make a living.
2. A new settlement was founded on a principle of social equality and collective organizing.
3. In the late 1970s, during the civil war in Guatemala, the government suspected the village of harboring insurgents.
4. In 1982 the village was attacked and the residents fled or were killed.