Exam 15: Saving the Environment

A family is well aware of global climate change and the negative impact it has on the environment. However, it is difficult for them to recycle. Also, they cannot afford to buy an electric car or solar panels. Their inability to engage in more environmentally friendly practices is an example of ______.

A conference focusing on the production of food argues that resources are depleting at a rate that is greater than the rate of resource regeneration. This is called ______.

What is an example of the social construction of nature?

Patricia is very concerned about the environment, so she makes sure she only buys green products. This illustrates the concept of ______.

How would a conference on world hunger react to our current ecological footprint?

An ecological footprint can be used to measure the sustainability of a practice.

A researcher finds population growth exceeds the Earth's resources. How would an environmental sociologist explain the impact of sustainable development on this issue?

The new environmental paradigm shows how humans show little concern for the environment.

Environmental racism occurs when an individual favors one type of environmental practice over another.

Daichi buys products based on their price rather than their environmental footprint because he can't afford to be picky, even though he is concerned about the environmental issues we are facing. Daichi is demonstrating the attitude-behavior split.

A young man has to buy all the newest and most expensive items so his friends will be impressed. When he gets tired of his car or phone, he buys a new one. He is engaging in ______.

What occurs when a woman makes sure the tag on her designer bag shows for all to see?

What are the ecological implications of conspicuous consumption? Use a cell phone as an example.

Social problems require collective solutions.

The idea that nature is to be mastered by humans and humanity should dominate the earth without concern for it is known as the ______.

Which action would be characteristic of the environmental justice movement?

Green consumption occurs as consumers choose to purchase ecologically friendly products.

A poor neighborhood in the city faces air quality problems from a nearby manufacturing plant. Little is done to help this neighborhood, but the plant is fined when a wealthy neighborhood across the river complains. This is an example of ______.

Ecolabels list the materials used in a product.

According to conflict theory, in a capitalist society, companies must use and degrade natural resources in order to make a profit. This is known as ______.