Category: Sociology

Why did multiple early hearths of domestication and diffusion of plants and animals arise across the world? Domestication of plants and animals evolved in each hearth independently of one another as societies in each area learned and applied the process to local plants and animals. Domestication of plants and animals began in the Fertile Crescent […]

What limitation did the twenty-second amendment place on the terms of the presidency? The amendment caps the service of a president at 10 years. If a person succeeds to the office of president without election and serves less than two years, he may run for two full terms; otherwise, a person succeeding to office of […]

Why is there no king in United States? The short answer is that after independence was won in 1783 there was no political support for a king. After fighting an 8-year-long war in order to get rid of King and Parliament, the people and their leaders were in no mood to have another king. Has […]

Who were the Enlightenment thinkers and what were their ideas? These thinkers valued reason, science, religious tolerance, and what they called “natural rights”—life, liberty, and property. Enlightenment philosophers John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all developed theories of government in which some or even all the people would govern. What views did Enlightenment thinkers […]

Do the Dark Ages refer to the first half or second half of the Middle Ages? The Dark Ages is usually referring to the first half of the Middle Ages from 500 to 1000 AD. This is why historians call this time the Dark Ages. Although the term Middle Ages covers the years between 500 […]

What factors determine how much a person is paid for his or her work? According to most economics textbooks, our wages are determined just like any other price: by supply and demand. People supply their labor, and companies demand it, creating a market for labor. What kinds of issues are typically addressed in collective bargaining […]

What do you call a person between the ages of 60 and 69? A person between 60 and 69 is called a sexagenarian. A person between 70 and 79 is called a septuagenarian. A person between 80 and 89 is called an octogenarian. A person between 90 and 99 is called a nonagenarian. What is […]

What were the 3 Ls in the 1500s? 1. The “3 L’s” of gaining power for a country are land, labor, and loot. What are the three L’s of power in the 1500? The “3 L’s” concept was explored: Land, Labor, and Loot are three elements needed for increasing power, and in this case, setting […]

What is the purpose of public opinion polls? Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals. A person who conducts polls is referred to as a pollster. Does media affect public opinion? The relationship between […]

What are photosensitive medications? Sun-sensitive or photosensitive drugs are drugs that cause a moderate to severe skin reaction that is similar to a bad sunburn when exposed to the sun (UV rays), usually the forehead, nose, hands, arms, and lips. Many common medications cause this reaction in some people. Why do drugs cause photosensitivity? What […]