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| Discrimination of individuals based on their age, i.e. of the elderly based on the notion that they are incapable of performing certain functions such as driving, or of the young based on the notion that they are immature and therefore incapable of performing certain tasks |
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| An unreasonable or irrational attachment to negative stereotypes and prejudices |
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| Prejudice and/or discrimination against people with mental or physical disabilities |
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| Originating from a culture with ancient ties to the land in which a group resides. |
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| Term for the maximum position and salary some claim minorities and women are allowed to reach without any chances of further promotion or advancement within an employment scenario |
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| Homophobic/Homophobia (n) |
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| The irrational fear of people who are believed to be lesbian, gay or bisexual |
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| Prejudice and/or discrimination based on gender. |
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| T or F? Rural women in particular are responsible for half of the world's food production and produce. What percent of food in most developing countries? |
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| Rural women are the main produces of the world's staple crops which are: |
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| rice, wheat, maize -- provide up to 90% of the rural poor's food intake |
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| There seems to be a correlation between gender and... |
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| attitudes toward government regulation of the environment |
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| Women have a need for information about |
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| While farms and the number of farmers are declining, |
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| women farmers and operators are growing in numbers. |
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| Women have and will continue to be vital in |
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| the development and maintenace of communities |
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| People wanting to reach women in agriculture should |
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| target women's agricultural organizations. |
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| Women are significantly more likely to ___________________ than their mates |
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| use information technology |
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| Farm wives frequently _________ their husbands. |
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| Women are more dependent on rent income from farmland... |
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| with control over 40% of all leased farmland vs. 31% and joint ownership accounts for 29% of leased farmland. |
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| The areas with the highest percentage of land owned by women are in the |
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| Midwest and Plains States |
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| The number of women in __________ schools and __________ is expanding. |
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| agricultural; agribusiness |
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| Womaen's on-farm work is becoming less __________ and more ___________. |
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| Farms operated by blacks and by women are _________ than the national average and their sales of farm products are _____ than the national average. |
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| The next power group in the futures market could be: |
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| ________ are the world's principle food producers and providers. |
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| There were as many as __ million American Indians living in North America when the first European settlers arrived. |
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| The term __________ involves negative feelings (or negative attitudes) toward group members, including likes and dislikes. |
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| Farm women were actively involved in: |
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| various community-based groups &/or agricultural organizations. |
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| T or F? Blacks were brought to fuel the economic interests of European settlers. |
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| true. They were brought to serve as slave labor to fuel the economic interests of European settlers. |
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| The 1st two organizations that allowed women to be involved were/are: |
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| Farmer's Alliance and The Grange. |
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| T or F? President Benjamin Harrison signed the 2nd Morrill Act in 1890. |
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| True. It was designed to institutionalize black land grant education & it granted federal funds for teaching agriculture, and mechanical |
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| T or F? Booker T. Washington was with the Tuskegee Conference. |
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| T or F? Nathan B. Young got his start under Booker T. Washington. |
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| T or F? Traditionally women find it more difficult than men to gain access to valuable resources such as land, credit and agricultural inputs, technology, extension, training and services that would enhance their production capacity. |
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| T or F? George Washington Carver was known for his research and extension of scientific ag. |
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| True. He was known as the "plant doctor" |
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| When was Cesar Chavez born? and where? |
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| March 31,1927 near Yuma, AZ |
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| Cesar Chavez moved to Calif with his family in: |
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| Which organization tried to "interest Texas Mexicans in politics"? |
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| LULAC = League of United Latin American Citizens |
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| What was the original name for the organization Chavez founded and what did it turn into/new name? |
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| NFWA = National Farm Workers Association -> UFW(A) = United Farm Workers of America |
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| The four letter acronym WASP was formed from the initials of which group? |
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| White Anglo Saxon Protestant |
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| During the 20th century African American family farmers continued to decline in numbers. By 2003 African Americans accounted for less than what percent of all farmers in the nation? |
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| all states had a Univ. or Commty. College |
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| 1890 Land Grant -> South and NE coast |
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| Alabama A&M Univ (AL), Tuskegee Univ (AL), Univ of Arkansas (AR), Delaware State Univ (DE), Florida A&M Univ (FL), Fort Valley State Univ (GA), Kentucky State Univ (KY), Southern Univ and A&M College (LA), Univ of Maryland-Eastern Shore (MD), Alcorn State Univ (MS), Lincoln Univ (MO), N. Crolina A&T State Univ (NC), Langston Univ (OK), S. Caro State Univ (SC), Tennessee State Univ (TN), Prairie View A&M Univ (TX), Virginia State Univ (VA) |
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| 1994 Land Grant -> Central U.S around North |
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| 29 other Colleges and Universities |
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| 4/7ths of the national farm produce is of plants domesticated or created by...? |
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| Indian botanists of pre-Columbina times. |
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| Early ________ Americans tended to migrate as seasonal farm laborers. |
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| The most impacting Hispanic contributions on America are: (5) |
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| construction work, city projects, railroad lines, slaughterhouses, and/or cotton compresses |
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