Category: Social studies

What age group in the United States has the largest percentage of its members living in poverty *? Of the three age groups—children under 18, the working-age population, and those age 65 and older—the 65-and-older population used to have the highest poverty rates, but now has the lowest: 28.5% of the aged population was poor […]

What contributes to a child becoming rejected by their peers? Many factors can lead to peer rejection, but the most consistently related factors, especially over the long-term, are aggressive and socially withdrawn behavior. Numerous studies have linked aggressive behavior problems in preschool, middle childhood, and adolescence to rejection from peers. What type of social behavior […]

What are the three forms of indigent defense used in the United States? There are three main methods for providing legal representation to indigent defendants: public defender programs, assigned counsel or contract attorney programs. States develop their own indigent defense systems based on one or more of these methods. Which indigent defense system hires attorneys […]

What is the fieldwork strategy developed by Franz Boas? Fieldwork strategy developed by Franz Boas to rapidly collect cultural, material, linguistic, and biological information about U.S. native populations being devastated by Western expansion. Which early anthropologist is credited with developing participant observation? Polish anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski’s (1884–1942) pioneering method of participant observation fundamentally changed the […]

What is the recommended physical activity for adults? For substantial health benefits, adults should do at least 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) to 300 minutes (5 hours) a week of moderate-intensity, or 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes) to 150 minutes (2 hours and 30 minutes) a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical […]

What does symbiosis mean a living separately no relationship between 2 species b living together close relationship between 2 species? Symbiosis. Symbiosis is a general term for interspecific interactions in which two species live together in a long-term, intimate association. In parasitism, two species have a close, lasting interaction that is beneficial to one, the […]

How were the Whigs and Federalists similar? Also the Whigs and the Federalists both were protectionists, pro-infrastructure, and generally preferred a stronger government over a weaker one, both were generally less hawkish than their contemporaries, and were more common in the north. What party did the Federalists turn into? Jefferson and his colleagues formed the […]

How did the Great Compromise resolve the issue of representation in Congress? The Great Compromise created two legislative bodies in Congress. According to the Great Compromise, there would be two national legislatures in a bicameral Congress. Members of the House of Representatives would be allocated according to each state’s population and elected by the people. […]

What are the 7 types of pollution? When you think of environmental pollution, it typically comes in seven different types. These include air, water, land, radioactive, thermal, light, and sound pollution. What are the top 10 pollutants? The top 10, in alphabetical order, are: artisanal gold mining; contaminated surface water; contaminated groundwater; indoor air pollution; […]

Which theory states that the feedback from the muscles of the face send information to the brain and that information affects the emotion we feel? The facial feedback hypothesis, rooted in the conjectures of Charles Darwin and William James, is that one’s facial expression directly affects their emotional experience. What does the nervous system send […]