Environmental Sociology
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Course Introduction
Environmental Sociology explores the complex relationships between societies and their natural environments, examining how social structures, cultural values, and economic systems shape the way humans perceive, interact with, and impact the environment. This course delves into topics such as environmental justice, sustainability, resource consumption, and the social dimensions of environmental issues like climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Through theoretical perspectives and case studies, students analyze how power, inequality, and collective action influence environmental policies and practices, gaining insights into the roles individuals and communities can play in promoting ecological well-being.
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Environment and Society 5th Edition by Charles L. Harper
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Chapter 1: Environment, human Systems, and Social Science
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Q1) _________ analyzed the relationships between different environments and ecosystems in terms of compartments.
A)Malthus
B)Harper
C)Odum
D)Bell
Answer: C
Q2) A rose garden consisting of only American Beauty roses is a monoculture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) _________ claimed that the unseen hand of the marketplace would produce the best economic and social outcomes.
A)David Ricardo
B)Adam Smith
C)Thomas Malthus
D)Karl Marx
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Humans and the Resources of the Earth:
Sources and Sinks
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Q1) The greenhouse effect affects weather patterns,but has little effect on biodiversity. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) According to conservation biologists,the acronym HIPPCO stands for:
A)Habitat building,Investments,Propagation,Population,Climate change,and Optimism
B)Harmful practices,Investments,Propagation,Population,Climate change,and Optimism
C)Habitat destruction,Invasive species,Pollution,Population,Climate change,and Overharvesting
D)Harmful practices,Inventions,Propagation,Population,Climate change,and Overexpansion
Answer: C
Q3) The recharge rate for groundwater,lakes,and rivers is the primary determinant of the volume of water available for human use.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Climate Change, science, and Risk
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Q1) Global warming could threaten human health by increasing the transmission of tropical diseases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The fact that chlorine atoms do not persist for long periods in the stratosphere helps to limit their destructive potential for ozone.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The Kyoto Protocol is significant because:
A)the United States was the first to sign the Accord.
B)the LDC nations,including India and China,were very strong supporters-this paved the way for other LDC nations to sign.
C)it legally committed industrial nations to reduce their emissions of greenhouse gases early in the twenty-first century.
D)none of the above
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Energy and Society
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Q1) Energy regimes are supported by political and social interactions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Summarize the key findings from research on personal and household energy consumption.Overall,why have efforts at reducing this type of energy consumption not been more successful?
Q3) Industrialization in the U.S.and other MDCs modified natural energy flows in which of the following ways?
A)It required remote reserves of fossil fuels.
B)Waste had to be transported to waste treatment plants.
C)Industrial farmers used fuel manufactured by urban industries.
D)a and b only
E)a,b,and c
Q4) Which of the following is not one of the four interacting dimensions of our energy predicament?
A)energy resource supplies
B)population and economic growth
C)efficient advocacy
D)sink problems having to do with energy by-products
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Chapter 5: Population, environment, and Food
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Q1) Strategies for increasing food production and supplies include:
A)bringing more land into production.
B)increasing the use of pesticides.
C)biotechnology.
D)all of the above
E)b and c
Q2) A central tenet of neoclassical economic theory is that resource scarcity is ultimately associated with improved human health and well-being.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Because of its extensive wealth and intensive agricultural practices,hunger is not considered a problem for the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Middle tier global food consumers typically are:
A)malnourished because they do not eat enough beef.
B)unhealthy meat eaters who consume a high fat diet.
C)healthy because they eat a meat-based diet.
D)grain eaters who consume a mostly plant-based diet.
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Chapter 6: Globalization, inequality, and Sustainability
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Q1) The IPAT model was developed by:
A)Ehrlich and Holdren
B)Ehrlich and Catton
C)Catton and Cohen
D)Lovins and Catton
Q2) According to world-system theory,Mexico and Malaysia would be classified as _________ nations.
A)core
B)semi-core
C)semi-peripheral
D)peripheral
Q3) World-system theory is an extension of early functionalist theorizing.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Cultural anthropologist Appadurai identified five important global flows or "scapes." Which of the following is NOT one of these?
A)politicoscapes
B)technoscapes
C)ideoscapes
D)financescapes
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Chapter 7: Transforming Structures: Markets and Politics
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Q1) Identify and discuss the primary strategies for public policies.Be sure to address why the strategies likely work best in concert.
Q2) Describe significant trends showing that the regulatory state is under attack in the U.S.Be sure to provide specific examples.
Q3) The chemical and primary metal industries are difficult to regulate with respect to environmental impact because they constitute about one quarter of the country's total economic output.Restrictions would therefore adversely affect economic output.
A)True
B)False
Q4) "Shadow prices" are developed by:
A)supply and demand.
B)bureaucrats or organizational experts.
C)marketplace outsiders.
D)black markets.
Q5) Recycling is an example of an "end of the pipe" policy intervention. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Environmentalism: Ideology and Collective Action
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Q1) An environmental metanarrative could have disastrous consequences for the environmental movement because it blurs the line between distinct movements,hampering effective change.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ecofeminism has much in common with the manifest destiny paradigm.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Objectives of the "Green Belt" movement include:
A)restoring urban ghettos.
B)improving the income and status of women in the LDCs.
C)building more public parks in the U.S.
D)none of the above
Q4) German social theorist Ulrich Beck argued that risks are associated with the class structure in a society,with those at the bottom experiencing more risks.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Analyze the key features of grassroots movements-what are their strengths and weaknesses?
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