Exam 16: Environment Population and Social Change

Discuss the impacts of global warming on societies and ecosystems.

It wasn't until 1990s that most countries recognized population growth as a problem.

Define a human ecosystem and give two examples; explain what lessons the study of ecosystems has for sociologists.

Unlike everyday organizations, movements thrive on spontaneity and often must swiftly develop new strategies and tactics in the quest for change.

The world population is currently seven billion people, and it is expected to grow to nine billion by 2050.

Which of the following assumes societies evolve due to industrialization?

According to theory, the primary cause of social change is a change in the structure of economic classes.

now exceeds the United States in the release of carbon-based emissions.

John is interested in studying demography. Which of the following will he spend his time researching?

Discuss the problem of environmental pollution in the U.S., incorporating several examples into your response. Define and explain environmental racism in the context of environmental pollution.

In Census 2000, the undercount for the entire U.S. population of the United States was 2.4 percent. Which of these groups is most like to be undercounted by the Census?

The 2000 U.S. census is estimated to have undercounted approximately two percent of the country's population. The estimated undercount for Hispanics is as high as percent.

Studies find that populations reside disproportionately closer to toxic sources than do Whites.

Discuss the concept of alienation in terms of how it relates to modernization.

The 2010 Census allowed individuals to self-select their race. Approximately percent of Americans identified themselves as "mixed race" in 2010.

Mary's parents are part of a larger elderly population than her grandparents. This is an example of .

When sociology students are interested in theorizing social change by looking at how people define social behavior, which of the following perspectives are they using?

The United States compares favorably with other developed nations in both life expectancy and infant mortality.

According to theory, the most important causes of social change were the tensions between social groups, especially those defined along social class lines.

The all-time high birth rate in the United States was 30.1 in 1910 but has declined rather steadily since then, with an exception. When was the exception?