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SOCS 325 – Environmental Sociology final exam and answer TCO 8

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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 N... one 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 5.5. (TCO 8) The chapter concludes by saying that in order to construct a dialogic rationality of risk, we need to cultivate: (Points : 5) trust. truth. theory. trees. Question 6.6. (TCO 8) Which of the following arguments contradicts the risk society theory? (Points : 5) Environmental bads are not equally distributed. In poor countries, "I am hungry" is a driving force of environmental concerns. The wealthy elite are able to better protect themselves from environmental problems. All of the above Question 7.7. (TCO 9) The most important feature of the carnivalesque body is: (Points : 5) it is a source of bathroom humor. it is forever interacting and exchanging with the natural world. it is the source of our individualism. it is dirty, indecent, and obscene. Question 8.8. (TCO 9) Which of the following expresses the values and assumptions of patriarchal ecology? (Points : 5) Women's association with reproduction and the domestic sphere places them closer to nature. Men's association with production and the public sphere distances them from nature. Women are associated with fulfilling bodily and emotional needs, while men are associated with rationality, civilization, government, and business. All of the above Question 9.9. (TCO 9) Forever interacting and exchanging with the natural world is the most important feature of the: (Points : 5) [Show More]

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