Girls Are at Greater Risk for Developing Many Childhood Disorders

question 80

True/False

Girls are at greater risk for developing many childhood disorders, ranging from autism to hyperactivity to elimination disorders.

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Racism

Prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.

Distributive Justice

A concept in ethics and political philosophy concerning the fair allocation of goods, resources, and opportunities among members of society.

Unfettered Free Markets

Economic systems with minimal or no government intervention, where the forces of supply and demand are allowed to determine production, consumption, and price levels freely.

Libertarianism

A philosophical view that holds that individuals’ liberty is fundamentally important and that government must respect its citizens’ rights, understood as “negative” rights (that is, rights to act without interference so long as one’s actions do not interfere with the rights of others). Among the negative rights libertarians defend are the right to keep what one has or has earned, and the right to be free from government interference in all matters except when absolutely necessary to the general good.