When We Reconstruct Memories We Tend To

question 15

Multiple Choice

When we reconstruct memories we tend to:

• A) forget disappointments in our relationships if we are currently happy.
• B) forget disappointments in our relationships if we are currently unhappy.
• C) always believe our relationships are getting better.
• D) have less vivid and detailed memories about our relationships.

Understand the role of immigrants in American crime statistics and societal perceptions.

Examine the racial and gender disparities in prison populations.

Recognize the historical trends and significant increases in the U.S. prison population.

Analyze the conditions and historical treatment of prisoners.

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Definitions:

Working Poor

Poorly educated manual and service workers who may work full-time but remain near or below the poverty line; they constitute about 13 percent of the U.S. population.

Systems of Slavery

Organized practices where individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and exploited for labor or services.

Enslaved People

Individuals forced into servitude without personal freedom or rights.

Racial

Relating to the categorization of humans into groups based on physical traits, ancestry, genetics, or social relations.