_____ sought to apply scientific principles of genetic selection to "improve" the offspring of the human race
a. Eugenics
b. Genomics
c. Genecology
d. Gerontology
a
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a. economic status. b. caste membership. c. general physical appearance. d. devotion to intended mate.
A candidate for president is promising a program that pays for 12 weeks of maternity leave for all women. The candidate proposes a tax rate of 45% on individuals earning more than $350K a year while leaving lower tax brackets at current levels
This candidate is proposing a ________ program supported by ________ taxation. a) universal; progressive b) universal; recessive c) means-tested; regressive d) means-tested; partisan
In retaliation against Protestant simplicity, Roman Catholics increased the elaborateness of their churches to
A) provide charitable employment for architects and artists. B) make the Protestant churches seem emotionally empty. C) lure the wealthy middle class into returning to Catholicism. D) show that the Reformation had not affected the Catholics.
Theories proposed by Levinson and Apter are called stage theories. Social gerontologists are critical of these theories which rely on an implicitly biological model of development because they ignore:
A. historical and environmental factors. B. ethnicities. C. places of residence. D. social environments.