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Question 1. 1. (TCO 8) As the Ojibwa people of Grassy Narrows found out, the symptoms of
methyl mercury poisoning mimic the effects of: (Points : 5)
Alcohol abuse
Cocaine addiction
Hyperactivity
None of the above
Question 2. 2. (TCO 8) Which of the following is not part of the UN Development Programme's
Human Development Index? (Points : 5)
GNP per capita
Life expectancy
Knowledge access
Level of inequality
Question 3. 3. (TCO 8) What does the HDI (Human Development Index) measure?
(Points : 5)
The gross national and gross domestic products
The physiological growth rate of impoverished children
The extent of human misery that results from poverty and environmental problems
Quality of life indicators such as literacy, life expectancy, standard of living and
purchasing power
Question 4. 4. (TCO 8) Ulrich Beck argues that the driving force behind the risk society can be
characterized by which of the following statements? (Points : 5)
I am hungry.
I am angry.
I am lonely.
I am afraid.
Question 9. 9. (TCO 9) Forever interacting and exchanging with the natural world is the most
important feature of the: (Points : 5)
bathroom humor.
carnivalesque body.
individualist.
dirty, indecent, and obscene.
Question 10. 10. (TCO 9) The chief philosophical contribution of the Sophists in environmental
discussions was: (Points : 5)
the contention that money and politics, rather than the Greek gods, moved the
world of everyday life.
the role of self-interest in all human affairs.
moral order is based on nothing more than convention, in other words, morality is a con
game.
proof that Plato and Aristotle were wrong.
Question 1. 1. (TCO 9) Who made the following statement: "In wildness is the preservation of
the world"? (Points : 5)
Rachel Carson
Lao Tzu
Aristotle
Henry David Thoreau
Question 2. 2. (TCO 9) "Human are part of nature and need to maintain a sense of balance and
limits in an interconnected world." This statement best describes which paradigm? (Points : 5)
The dominant paradigm
The old paradigm
The human-exceptionalism paradigm
The ecological-social paradigm
Question 3. 3. (TCO 9) Which of the following statements is TRUE? (Points : 5)
Business leaders are the most likely opponents of the environmental movement.
Blacks often show lower levels of concern for the environment than minority groups.
Hispanics often show lower levels of concern for the environment than minority groups.
None of these are true.
Question 4. 4. (TCO 9) Approximately what percent of urban land is currently under
cultivation? (Points : 5)
Less than a tenth (10%)
Almost a fourth (25%)
About a third (33%)
Well over a half (50%)
Question 5. 5. (TCO 9) Of the world's food supply, approximately what percent is grown or
produced in urban areas? (Points : 5)
Less than a 1%
Just over a tenth (10%)
About a third (33%)
Well over a half (50%)
Question 6. 6. (TCO 10) Which of the following phrases best characterizes the tragedy of the
commons? (Points : 5)
The dialogue of solidarities
The problem of government regulation
The tragedy of individualism
The problem of common ownership
Question 7. 7. (TCO 10) Which of the following is meant by double politics? (Points : 5)
Grassroots organizing and top-down authority
Collective and individual action
Conflict and consensus
Conceptions and connections
Question 8. 8. (TCO 10) The A-B split is: (Points : 5)
the split between the ideal and the material.
the split between attitudes and behaviors.
the difference between what people say they value and believe, and how they act.
All of the above
Question 9. 9. (TCO 10) American pedestrians and bicyclists are killed at times the
rate of German pedestrians and cyclists. (Points : 5)
two
three
four
five
Question 10. 10. (TCO 10) What is participatory governance? (Points : 5)
Where the government controls all actions
A shift from traditional government where the citizens are more involved in the
government
Where a government works with other governments to create change
None of the above
1. (TCO 1) Now that you have almost completed this course in environmental sociology, please
describe what you think an environmental sociologist does. What have you learned about what
an Environmental Sociologist does since you started this course? (Points : 10)
Environmental sociologists studythose problems utilizing the standard sociological research techniques. For instance, they formvalid data collection instruments like surveys along with interviews. environmental They a t utilize itudes, themfor values gatheringalong with data behaviors of the
Question 2. 2. (TCO 2) Give a few examples of how capitalism has caused inequality in minority
populations. (Points : 10)
Question 3. 3. (TCO 3) A number of social phenomenon discussed in this course vie as the
leading cause of environmental problems: overconsumption of products, the problem of
collective action, the Western ethos, population growth, social inequality, and uneven
development, to name a few. Which do you feel is the most important, and why? Justify your
answer sociologically, using detailed facts and figures from the course readings and any outside
sources. Compare and contrast how these environmental problems impacts socioeconomic status
and influences goods and bads. (Points : 30)
When capitalismhas opened up several opportunities for development of the human potential, but, not everybody is capable of takingcomplete benefit of such opportunities/ progress far once it has done that. Formal/informal ba r iers towards equality of the
Question 5. 5. (TCO 5) The development of a natural conscience depends upon the sense of a
realm free from the pollution of social interests-a natural other, from which we may gain a sense
of a natural me. But is such a realm possible? Can there be a moral realm that is truly free of
social interests? Explain. Compare and contrast how we can still keep a free market, Capitalistic
system without destroying our environment. How can we still have a free market and Capitalism
and still maintain a sustainable society? (Points : 30)
humans and also nature for setting aside the realm, which has been free from pollution of the human interests. Nature has ultimatelyoutcome of good along with thus removed fromthe human influence for se t ing the natural conscience. People have been the part of nature as well as environmental issues has come up as we have tried to pretend otherwise. There has been the requirementfor setting relevance of the nature towards humans through discussing for the unity however in addition compares humans along with nature for se t ing aside the realm,which has been free frompollution of the human interests There can be a moral realmthat is truly free of social interests. Moral self has been as perfect a specific as we know, their particularity confirmed directly through consciousness of their individual activity. Moral self has been without the material content however that possesses all myriad powers of the intentionality. When morality had not been individualist, there might be no ground for the morally valuating collectives as these have been products of constructive activities of the individuals. However, since self's general activity has been construction of their individual social persona; moral principles have been applicable towardsthe social relations that is to constructed roles along with consequences of acting out such roles. We may develop newer jobs; restore our cultureas well as promote social stability. Solutions have been creative, practical along with profitable. Natural capitalismhas not been of making sudden changes, uprooting institutions or fomenting upheaval for the newer social order. However those consequences have more probably when we donot address the fundamental issues. Natural capitalismhas been of making small, critical choices, which may tip the economic along with social factors in the positive manners.
Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) The public health and environmental movements are sometimes at odds
with each other. Why is this the case? What might be done to improve the situation? How does
this relate to the role of producers and marketers in selling goods and services in a capitalist
society? Compare and contrast how this relates to green businesses and our society's ever
increasing focus on being more sustainable. (Points : 30)
been interpreted separately through several stakeholders. Being the outcome of the
Question 7. 7. (TCO 7) The author of your textbook states that, "the principle scholarly
contribution of the book is the concept of ecological dialogue." Briefly explain what is meant by
ecological dialogue and give an example or illustration. How can ecological dialogue be used to
solve such complex issues in Environmental Sociology such as exploding population growth,
degradation of our natural resources, poverty, debt, and hunger? Compare and contrast these
various ways to solve these issues and future issues in Environmental Sociology. (Points : 30)
This has been apparent that promoting the human health many times undermines the environmental protection. Few actions, policies/ technologies, which diminish the human morbidity, mortality along with disease may have the detrimental effects on environment. For instance, food has been compulsory for sustainingthe human life. Medical care itself develops greater deal about waste along with pollution, which may harmenvironment. As human health as well as environmental protection has many times at the odds, political leaders, government officials as well as citizens require the way for mediatingalong with resolving conflicts within those values. Badly, some approaches to applied bioethics have conceptual techniques to a t ain that task. Theories about health care ethics have lesser, when anything, to state of culturealong with theories about environmental ethics tend towardsconcentrating on the abstract questions relating the value of the nonhuman species/ ecosystems, however have lesser to state of the relationship within environment along with human health. Promoting human health as well as safeguarding the environment have been essential ethical values, which usually harmonize however many times do not. While they conflict, policymakers, government officials along with citizens require the method to mediate and also balance those values. Few of influential theories about ethical decisionmaking fromdisciplines of the health care ethics as well as environmental ethics lack conceptual techniques for solvingthose conflicts. Because manufacturersaffect several social and also environmental problems, stakeholders have been asking morethan business as usual practices and also policymakers have been targeting the manufacturers forchange, trusting on specialized knowledge along with ingenuity of manufacturer tosolve its issues. Manufacturers have been pressured to help develop betterworld, in which be t er has
