Social Scientists Are Increasingly Attempting to Understand How, When, and Why

question 48

Multiple Choice

Social scientists are increasingly attempting to understand how, when, and why mass murders occur. Which area of study would allow researchers to understand which environmental factors activate genetic predispositions toward violent behavior?

• A) Human Genome Project
• B) cultural anthropology
• C) epigenetics
• D) interpretivist approach

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Definitions:

Acquiring Firm

A company that purchases a majority interest in another company to take control of it.

Parent

A company that holds a controlling interest in one or more subsidiaries, or an individual who has a child.

Subsidiary

A company that is controlled by another company, known as the parent company, through majority share ownership.

Diversification

A risk management strategy that mixes a wide variety of investments within a portfolio to minimize the impact of any single asset's performance.