The painter George Catlin advocated
a. placing Indians on reservations.
b. efforts to protect America's endangered species.
c. continuing the "rendezvous" system of fur trapping.
d. keeping white settlers out of the West.
e. the preservation of nature as a national policy.
e
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The mythmaking mind of the ancient Near East
a. had no conception of natural causes or natural law. b. sought logical consistency in its belief system. c. developed an awareness of repetitive laws inherent in nature. d. proclaims truth derived through reason. e. made life seem overwhelming and death more frightening.
Which of the following was one of the items on Reagan's agenda at the beginning of his first term?
a. The prevention of wasteful defense expenditures b. The reduction of East-West conflicts through negotiations c. An increase in welfare subsidies to the working poor d. The weakening of federal environmental, health, and safety regulations
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Maria Charles argues that women’s preferences and choices are partly responsible for sex segregation of occupations suggesting that preferences are innate and based on gender. 2. Recent sociological research provides strong evidence that cultural stereotypes about gender shape individuals’ beliefs about their own competencies. 3. Recent research shows that career-related aspirations are more gender-differentiated in developing and transitional societies than in advanced industrial societies. 4. According to Maria Charles, a core value of Western democracies, freedom of choice, seems to help construct and give agency to stereotypically gendered “selves.”
The strengths of the Ming–Qing governmental system included all of the following except
a. more competent officials. b. a larger gentry class. c. a reduced role in local society. d. better government finances.