Discuss the Turner thesis.

What will be an ideal response?


Historian Frederick J. Turner's thesis was that the American identity, which included democratic governance, rugged individualism, innovative thinking, and egalitarian viewpoints, was forged in its American frontier experience. According to Turner, the American frontier provided not only the encouragement but also the spaces to unleash the progressive spirit of freedom envisioned by various European revolutionary systems.

Sociology

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Which of the following biomarker patterns was associated with less favorable cognitive functioning and less total cerebral brain volume?

a. high blood plasma levels of B, C, D, and E b. high blood plasma levels of omega-3 fatty acids c. the biomarker pattern high in trans fat d. the biomarker pattern high in EPA

Sociology

Messner's research pointed to the importance of the athletic institution in

a. training boys and girls to take good care of their health and to be responsible. b. constructing narrow definitions of male sexuality. c. keeping America healthy. d. keeping kids off the streets where they might engage in unsafe sexual experimentation.

Sociology

Most Americans place a high value on fidelity in marriage

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. By most definitions, the middle class is large and diverse. 2. Wealth provides the broadest and most continuous measure we have of economic inequality. 3. Low-income households with limited participation in the labor force form the underclass.

Sociology