Totalitarianism

question 99

Multiple Choice

Totalitarianism

• A) refers to a political system in which government is by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.
• B) is based on a belief that citizens should be directly involved in decision making.
• C) is a form of government in which one person or political party exercises absolute control over all spheres of human life.
• D) is based on the idea that the welfare of society is best served by letting people pursue their own economic self-interests.

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Definitions:

Blue Eye-Brown Eye Project

A famous exercise in discrimination conducted by teacher Jane Elliott to teach her students about racism by dividing them based on eye color.

Jane Elliott

Jane Elliott is an American schoolteacher known for her "blue eyes–brown eyes" exercise, which she developed to illustrate the effects of racism and prejudice to her students following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

Conforms

To behave according to the conventional standards, rules, or laws set by a group or society.

Normative Social Influence

It is the influence of other people that leads us to conform in order to be liked and accepted by them.