How Did the Displacement of Native Peoples in Australia Differ

question 24

Multiple Choice

How did the displacement of native peoples in Australia differ from the experience of Indians in the American West?

• A) Aboriginals were gathered together into centralized areas set aside by the government.
• B) White diseases decimated Aboriginals.
• C) Government policy orchestrated the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes for official adoption by whites.
• D) Aboriginals were subject to cultural reconstruction.
• E) Aboriginals were well compensated for their land.

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Definitions:

Social Scripts

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Cognitive Dissonance

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Social Loafing

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Groupthink

a psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony in decision-making results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision outcome.