All of the Following Are True About European Contacts with Africa

question 76

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true about European contacts with Africa except that

• A)most peoples in the African interior were little influenced by Europeans in the 1500s.
• B)the Portuguese took over the gold trade from Mwene Metapa in East African.
• C)the Dutch established a colony at Cape Town to supply its ships headed for the Spice Islands.
• D)the Boers were responsible for keeping other Europeans away from the Cape of Good Hope.
• E)England established a colony at Zimbabwe in the late 1600s.

Recognize the significance of societal pressures and the goal-means gap in inducing deviant behavior according to anomie-strain theory.

Compare and contrast different extensions and critiques of anomie-strain theory, including Cohen's status frustration and Cloward and Ohlin's differential opportunity theory.

Understand the role of cultural values, particularly the emphasis on material success, in shaping societal expectations and behavior patterns.

Identify the criticisms and limitations of anomie-strain theory, especially concerning its application to different social classes.

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