What Have Sociologists Learned About the Causes and Character of War

question 82

Essay

What have sociologists learned about the causes and character of war? That is, why do nations go to war? What strategies seem to be able to prevent war? Finally, how is terrorism a new form of twenty-first century warfare?

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Definitions:

Rectocele

The protrusion of the posterior vaginal wall and anterior wall of the rectum through the vagina.

Afterbirth

The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of a baby.

Seminiferous Tubules

Narrow, coiled tubules located within the testes where spermatogenesis, the production of sperm cells, takes place.

Gynecological Malignancy

A type of cancer that affects the female reproductive system.