Exam 22: Social Change and the Environment

Of the following, the most important threat to global control by the G8, the group of nations that decide world policy, is the ________.

The competition between the Most Industrialized Nations' push for continued economic growth and the Industrializing Nations' efforts to catch up and develop their economies is having a disastrous impact on the global environment.

Why did the stratification and global division of nations begin to emerge in the sixteenth century?

What are the chemical elements released by burning fossil fuels and how do they form acid rain?

What are the two types of evolutionary theories?

Trace how the automobile changed dating practices in suburban and rural America, the role of women as homemakers, and life on farms and in small villages.

The triadic division of the globe, known as the New World Order, is composed of nations with the greatest nuclear capability.

Is increased social inequality an inevitable consequence of technological change? Must the current Least Industrialized Nations remain in a perpetual pauper status in relation to the Most Industrialized Nations? Explain why or why not.

Why are the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome classic examples of the cyclical theory of cultural evolution?

What is necessary for discovery to bring about the most extensive social change?

What is the main source of pollution in the Most Industrialized Nations?

What are the three processes by which technological advances promote social change?

The addition of which nation transformed the Group of 7 into the Group of 8?

Why do Gesellschaft societies emphasize formal education and career ladders so much more than the Gemeinschaft societies?

"Night riders" are members of the capitalist class engaged in transporting finished products, produce, and other goods from city to city, usually at night.

What is geopolitics?

Explain why the idea of an energy shortage is a false prediction and how are Most Industrialized Nations addressing pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels?

Based on the text, there is no energy shortage forthcoming due to boundless energy provided by the sun and the tides.

About 100 years ago, what was the newest technology?

What are the most significant changes in society due to technology?