Exam 13: Technology, the Environment, and Social Movements

It is developing countries rather than rich countries that do most of the world's environmental damage because their inhabitants have neither the earnings nor the knowledge to enable them to meet environmental standards.

Collective action takes place when privileged groups and the institutions that they control are perceived as weak or indecisive.

Frame alignment, a variation of conflict theory, is the oldest sociological approach to the study of social movements.

Kadina has just begun to do her doctoral research in biogenetics at a large university. Her grandfather was a biochemist who spent his entire career teaching and doing research at a university, and they have been comparing their experiences regarding the funding of scientific research in universities. Which of the following are they most likely to find as the greatest difference in that area?

What term is used for the process by which individual interests, beliefs, and values either become or fail to become congruent with the activities, ideas, and goals of the members of the movement?

Allie considers herself a technological determinist. Which of the following best describes her views of technology?

Jason and a few of his classmates are upset about tuition increases. They want to start a student group to protest these increases. In his sociology class he learned about frame alignment theory and it seemed like an excellent idea to him. Which of the following strategies would frame alignment suggest he pursue?

Describe the expanding role of the military and corporations in the funding of scientific research and how this might affect the areas and topics investigated by scientists.

Describe the competitive context of frame alignment in the competition to sway public opinion.

What does the gradual increase in the average surface temperature of the earth reflect?

Lucas is concerned about the consequences of global warming on some of Canada's most vulnerable communities. Of the following people or regions in Canada, which are most vulnerable to the negative consequences of global warming?

Explain what political conditions are conducive to collective action.

According to the textbook's discussion regarding who most opposes the information about the dangers of global warming, which of the following is a reasonable conclusion?

Describe some of the reasons why some sociologists are cautious about exaggerating the importance of new communication technologies in the emergence and spread of global social movements. Use the example of the Arab Spring of 2010-2011 to support your answer.

Which of the following was most relevant to the globalization of social movements?

Explain the relationship between social control and collective action.

Explain why ever larger sums have been invested in research and development for sophisticated technologies.

On June 15, 2000, when members of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) staged a demonstration in front of the legislature at Queen's Park, police recorded the demonstration. Which of the following is this an example of?

Define technology. Describe the rate and consequences of technological innovation throughout the centuries since the Industrial Revolution.

Describe the cycle of events that was unleashed by the increase in carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere beginning in the Industrial Revolution and eventually resulting in climate change.