The Prostrate State Depicts

question 114

Multiple Choice

The Prostrate State depicts:

• A) an ailing slave who is unable to live long enough to see emancipation.
• B) South Carolina under allegedly corrupt black rule during Reconstruction.
• C) an economically weak South unable to contribute to the national economy.
• D) a terrorized black community during the reign of the Ku Klux Klan.
• E) an apathetic Congress that has given up on Reconstruction after 1870.

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Definitions:

Caste System

The Caste System is a form of social stratification defined by hereditary status, often seen in India, where individuals' occupations and social connections are heavily influenced by their caste.

Social Mobility

The ability for individuals or groups to move within the social hierarchy, including upward and downward mobility, which reflects changes in wealth, occupation, education, or social status.

Closed System

A social system with very little opportunity to move from one class to another.

Structural Mobility

Changes in the social status of large numbers of people as a result of structural changes in society.