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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
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
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
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 study those
problems utilizing the standard sociological
research techniques. For instance, they
formvalid data collection instruments like
surveys along with
interviews. They utilize themfor gathering data
of the environmental a t itudes, values along with behaviors
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)
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 ultimately
outcome 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 requirement for 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
