Human Rights
What are positive rights?
Things to which people are entitled. People have rights to food, clothing, medical care, education, and housing.
What did John Locke argue?
That private property is a natural right.
What is the "Eve problem"?
Women acting as seductresses seeking to exploit the sexual weakness of males.
What is xenophobia?
Fear of the foreign or different.
What is the conservation movement?
A movement to protect resources for future generations.
What are negative rights?
Allows a person to be free from interference of others or the government.
What was Adam Smith's theory?
That a free market will provide the greatest prosperity for all citizens. A government is needed to prevent abuse of the free market.
According to the textbook, what was prostitution "frequently called"?
It was called "the oldest profession.".
What kind of individuals were historically more likely to experience a higher status?
People with a lighter skin tone were more likely to experience a higher status due to colorism.
Who are preservationists?
People who wanted to protect the environment for its own value.
What is an example of a positive right?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
What did Immanuel Kant believe about property?
He believed that the violation of a person's property is an attack on their freedom.
According to the textbook, what were the crusades frequently called?
They were frequently called "operation angels.".
What is the "equal opportunity"? legislation?
A legislation passed to end discrimination in hiring practices.
What did Rachel Carson argue for?
She argued that pesticides were ruining the environment and that public health and environment were inseparable.
What is an example of a negative right?
The Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
A philosopher who argued that property rights are acquired rights through social contracts & legal systems.
What is a persistent problem in the workplace?
Sexual harassment is a persistent problem in the workplace.
Why were Native Americans seen as an "obstacle" to western migration?
Because their views on history, ownership of property, religion, and integrity were the opposite of the Anglo-Saxon's.
What book started the modern environmental movement?
"Silent Spring".
What did the Declaration of Human Rights announce?
That the dignity and equality of all members of the human family were the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world.
According to the textbook, what percent of children live in poverty in the United States?
20% of children live in poverty in the United States.
What did Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 address?
It forbade harassment in the workplace.
What happened during the Trail of Tears?
Native Americans experienced forced displacement from their ancestral lands.
When did the conservation movement start?
In 1890-1920, during the Progressive era.