Explain how and why the definition of terrorism is debated.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Stakeholders will define it differently to support their agendas.
2. Most commonly agreed upon definition involves tactics used to intentionally kill or harm civilians to make some kind of political statement.
3. Some debate the inclusion of state-sponsored terrorism as “terrorism.”
4. Some also debate the difference between attempted versus successful acts of terrorism as “terrorism.”
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What is a possible reason that women are beginning to outpace men in their attainment of graduate degrees?
a. Women have more incentive because wages increase with advanced degrees. b. Men have less incentive because wages drop with advanced degrees. c. Women receive more scholarship money because of Affirmative Action. d. Men are gendered to have behaviors that encourage learning.
The main reason cited in the text for breaking up by college couples was
A) cheating. B) growing tired of one other. C) having contrasting values. D) being financially burdened.
In one large study about hookup behavior among college students, researcher Paula England found that about __________ percent of college seniors had never hooked up and about another _________ percent were virgins.
A) 5; 2 B) 10; 5 C) 28; 21 D) 50; 30
Because racial minorities have a lower __________ than do Whites, they form a smaller proportion of the elderly population
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).