Key Terms
The Lottery
Analysis
100
A common term for a non/underdeveloped country
What is a third-world country?
100
The author of "The Lottery"
Who is Shirley Jackson?
100
Formal rule or standard laid down by legal, religious, or social authority against which appropriateness (what is right or wrong) of an individual's behavior is judged.
What is a norm
200
The state of being other or different
What is alterity
200
The unlucky person selected as the "winner" of the lottery.
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
200
a pattern of responses discovered, developed, or invented during the group's history of handling problems which arise from interactions among its members, and between them and their environment.
What is a culture
300
The imperialism of European countries e.g. what happened in the Americas is a sign of this phenomenon
What is Western/European dominance?
300
The lottery occurred on this day of the year.
When is June 27th?
300
The presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation.
What is the Bystander effect
400
The name of the man who conducts the lottery.
What is Mr. Summers?
500
The division and classification of human beings by physical and biological characteristics.
What is race