Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Epigenetics research demonstrates that a mother’s diet, sleep patterns, or stress levels during pregnancy may affect gene expression in her offspring
2. The story of David Reimer, a genetic boy raised as a girl, is consistent with John Money’s assumption that nurture overrides nature in determining individuals’ gender identity.
3. There is little cultural variability in the treatment and acceptance of intersex and transgender individuals.
4. Most scientists today agree that nurture rather than nature is the primary factor influencing sex and gender.
5. By looking at either external genitalia or sex chromosomes scientists can accurately determine a person’s sex.
1. True
2. False
3. False
4. False
5. False
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The mulattos of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other southern mulattos in that they
a. formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class. b. were allowed to vote in city elections. c. were descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution. d. were immigrants from Haiti who fled their homeland in the 1790s.
One of the West's persistent political demands was for
a. a strong gold-back monetary system. b. a stronger Bank of the United States. c. cheap money issued by unregulated banks. d. federal aid to agriculture. e. a homestead act offering free land to settlers.
Which of the following issues was a point of contention between the Americans and the English?
A) Access to the Mississippi river B) Control of the Yazoo strip C) Access to Spanish traders in the West Indies D) Tackling Mediterranean pirates E) Control of forts along the U.S.-Canadian border
Members of the Know-Nothing Party were all of the following except
a. American-born Protestants. b. middle-aged and elderly professional men. c. supporters of the temperance movement. d. advocates of legislation increasing the naturalization period. e. pledged to maintain secrecy about their order.