Category: Social studies

What are the main principles of neoliberalism? Neoliberalism is contemporarily used to refer to market-oriented reform policies such as “eliminating price controls, deregulating capital markets, lowering trade barriers” and reducing, especially through privatization and austerity, state influence in the economy. What is neoliberal environmentalism? In terms of the environment, neoliberalism has been linked to the […]

How do soft influence tactics differ from hard influence tactics? Soft tactics allow the target of influence more latitude in deciding whether or not to accept the employed influence than hard tactics. As a consequence hard influence tactics usually place more strain on the relationship between influencing agent and target. Which of the following is […]

How does the media influence how the community and the police interact? There is evidence that supports media’s false reporting increases individual’s negative attitudes as well as actions toward law enforcement across America. Police officers are among those being falsely targeted, attacked, and killed by individuals as well as groups acting out based on media […]

What are the two analytical frameworks used by historians? Answer: The two analytical frameworks that sport historians begin to use in the 1970s to make sense of data they collected in their research of the history of physical activity were modernization theory and human agency. What does a physical activity historian do? What Does a […]

When the body produces waste products in the form of lactic acid? Cells get the energy they need from the chemical reactions of glucose. When you run fast there is a chemical reaction called anaerobic respiration. This reaction transfers energy from glucose to your cells without oxygen. There is just one waste product called lactic […]

Who was blamed for the Great Depression? As the Depression worsened in the 1930s, many blamed President Herbert Hoover… What president was blamed for the long depression? By the summer of 1932, the Great Depression had begun to show signs of improvement, but many people in the United States still blamed President Hoover. Why did […]

What did Socrates believe in philosophy? Socrates believed that philosophy should achieve practical results for the greater well-being of society. He attempted to establish an ethical system based on human reason rather than theological doctrine. Socrates pointed out that human choice was motivated by the desire for happiness. What is the theory of Socrates? 1. […]

Why is long-term Behaviour change important? Long-term behavior change is key to breaking unhealthy habits and creating healthy ones, the research shows. Most interventions fail because they fall short of forming habits that sustain healthy behavior. How is commitment to long-term Behaviour change encouraged? Here are five strategies for working with clients to create lasting […]

Who created the first atomic bomb? Robert Oppenheimer Who were the 6 scientists responsible for the atomic bomb? Robert Oppenheimer and Enrico Fermi, DuPont’s Crawford Greenewalt and Kellogg’s Percival Keith, MIT’s Vannevar Bush, Harvard’s James B. Conant, and Berkeley’s Ernest O. Lawrence. Who started the Manhattan Project? The story of the Manhattan Project began in […]

What is the deterrence theory of punishment? Deterrence in relation to criminal offending is the idea or theory that the threat of punishment will deter people from committing crime and reduce the probability and/or level of offending in society. An underlying principle of deterrence is that it is utilitarian or forward-looking. What are the major […]