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Session Three Assignment
SOCL 421W
Version of 9-10-23
The word count for this assignment is 700 words (for the entire
assignment).
Read Unit III of the text and then answer the following questions.
1. According to John George and Laird Wilcox, what characteristics
distinguish a true neo-Nazi from a counterfeit one?
2. How did George Lincoln Rockwell live the life of a true neo-Nazi?
3. How did the Nazi groups of the 1980s differ from those of the 1960s
and 1970s?
4. Describe the incident in Portland in 1988 that led to the downfall of
the White Aryan Resistance.
5. What is British Israelism and why is it considered to be a precursor to
American Christian Identity?
6. Christian Identity is said to be a religious group that believes in the
“bloodline theory.” What is this theory, and how does it manifest itself in
the beliefs of the Christian Identity religion?
7. Briefly mention two films that Slane suggests produce some sympathy
for right-wing extremists. How are the neo-Nazi beliefs of the right-
wingers in these films given light treatment?
8. How did white supremacy become associated with heavy metal
music?
