Why do other countries accuse the United States of "dragging its feet" on climate change?
a. Most American scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring on any
large scale.
b. Many in the United States prefer voluntary compliance with emission standards
rather than strict enforcement of mandatory emission limits.
c. America has been a leader in strictly limiting emissions, but when several
European countries failed to follow suit, the United States discarded its limits.
d. The United States, Canada, France, and South Korea failed to sign the 2010
Copenhagen Accords on global warming.
b
Learning Objective 14.7: Critique the social policy on climate change.
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A) Incestuous B) Same-sex C) Intersexual D) Familial
__________ segregation refers to racial separation and inequality enforced by custom, and it may be difficult to document
a. De facto b. De hisce c. De jure d. De face
Which of the following is NOT a form of “family” found between the 14th and 18th centuries mentioned by Stephanie Coontz?
a. a patrilocal family, in which several brothers and their wives live together under the authority of the eldest b. everyone living under the same household head, including slaves and servants c. a stem family, in which the eldest son brings his wife to live with his parents until their death d. any people who were related by blood, regardless of where they live
Pasupathi concludes that ______.
a. Western feminism’s notion that arranged marriage inherently leads to the oppression of women is inaccurate, culturally-narrow, and potentially harmful b. arranged marriages are culturally dissimilar to love marriages c. there is a long way to go in order to liberate women in arranged marriages d. love marriages offer some unique benefits in comparison to arranged marriage