Which Description Best Identifies How Christian Slaveholders Justified the Enslavement

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which description best identifies how Christian slaveholders justified the enslavement of other human beings?

• A) The prosperity of many was necessitated by the suffering of a few.
• B) Suffering in slavery helped African Americans earn a place in Heaven.
• C) People of African descent were demons and therefore should be enslaved.
• D) People of African descent needed to be taken care of.
• E) Being enslaved would help convert African Americans to Christianity.

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Primary Socialization

The early process by which individuals, typically in their childhood, learn and adopt the values, behaviors, and norms of their society or cultural group.

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Mass Media

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Functionalist

An approach in sociology and anthropology that interprets society as a structure with interrelated parts designed to meet the biological and social needs of individuals.