Why did the African nation of Rwanda make international headlines in the spring of 1994?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers may vary but students should state that Rwanda's two ethnic groups, the Hutus and Tutsis, had a long history of mutual enmity and hatred, but the attacks that began in 1994 reached new heights of brutality. Over 800,000 people were murdered, and even more fled to neighboring nations. Accounts by witnesses and survivors told of massacres with rifles, machetes, rocks, and fists. Elderly people, pregnant women, and children were executed.
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a. a clear biological cause. b. a clear social cause. c. many causes, both biological and social. d. no cause at all.
Which of the following is NOT true of gay and lesbian couples?
A. They receive less social support for long-term partnering than do heterosexual couples. B. When compared with heterosexual couples with children, long-term homosexual couples are more likely to break up. C. The percentage of long-term relationships between gay and lesbian partners is quite low. D. All of the above are true of gay and lesbian couples.
A disadvantage of factor analysis is that it does not permit hypotheses to be disconfirmed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Globalization of the economy means that ________
a. world regions specialize in one sector of economic activity. b. more and more products pass through several nations. c. a small number of businesses represent a huge share of global economic output. d. All of these responses are correct.