5.20 Capitalism Relegates Racism and Prejudice to the Fringes of Society

  1. What is prejudice (according to Wikipedia)? Answer
  2. What is typically collectivists’ view of individual rights? How does this make them react to perceived rights violations of a particular group? Answer
  3. Describe how race-focused collectivists likely argue when they perceive a race is underrepresented in college admissions. Answer
  4. What is a consequence of implementing quotas in college admissions to address perceived underrepresentation in admissions? What are the wider implications for this type of thinking group constructs other than race? Answer
  5. Why does a statist social system institutionalize group warfare? Give an example from the book. Can you think of some other examples? Answer
  6. How does an individualist deal with race? Answer
  7. How do individualists view racial underrepresentation in college admissions? Answer
  8. Why does capitalism most likely not eradicate racism and prejudice, at least not in the short term? Give an example from the book. Answer
  9. Why is capitalism the only social system that over time realizes the promise of a color blind and non-prejudicial society? Answer

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