Question 1

What has been the result for air quality from strict emission controls?

Accepted Answer

A)  Strict emission controls have resulted in a dramatic improvement in air quality. 
B)  Strict emission controls are largely ignored thus air quality has dramatically decreased. 
C)  Strict emission controls have led industrialists to be contrite and to stop polluting. 
D)  The growth in use of automobiles/trucks has wiped out much of the gain from emission controls. 
A)  Strict emission controls have resulted in a dramatic improvement in air quality. 
B)  Strict emission controls are largely ignored thus air quality has dramatically decreased. 
C)  Strict emission controls have led industrialists to be contrite and to stop polluting. 
D)  The growth in use of automobiles/trucks has wiped out much of the gain from emission controls. D

Question 2

Annual subsidies for cars in the United States, according to the World Resources Institute, are less than $100 million?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use answers more than once.)
-____ Actor Network Theory

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Technological somnambulism 
C)  Recipes of understanding 
D)  Alfred Schutz 
E)  Bruno Latour
F) G.E. Moore 
A)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Technological somnambulism 
C)  Recipes of understanding 
D)  Alfred Schutz 
E)  Bruno Latour
F) G.E. Moore E

Question 4

According to your text, what percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions come from automobiles?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  32% 
D)  62% 
A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  32% 
D)  62%

Question 5

The author argues that the "hidden subsidy" for automobiles is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Negative externalities 
B)  Evidence that private transportation pays for itself 
C)  The unseen pollution produced by car exhaust 
D)  The added benefits that private autos provide the economy 
A)  Negative externalities 
B)  Evidence that private transportation pays for itself 
C)  The unseen pollution produced by car exhaust 
D)  The added benefits that private autos provide the economy

Question 6

Technology is frequently considered to be an "independent agent of social change." Do you agree? Explain why or why not. Critique this claim?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Technology is frequently considered to be an...

Question 7

How many people are estimated to die each year in Great Britain as the result of auto exhaust according to a government study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approximately 10,000 people are killed each year. 
B)  Nearly half of all deaths in England each year are the result of auto exhaust. 
C)  Strict emission controls have all but eliminated deaths due to automobile exhaust. 
D)  There has been no government study of the health implications of auto exhaust. 
A)  Approximately 10,000 people are killed each year. 
B)  Nearly half of all deaths in England each year are the result of auto exhaust. 
C)  Strict emission controls have all but eliminated deaths due to automobile exhaust. 
D)  There has been no government study of the health implications of auto exhaust.

Question 8

According to your text, what is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for individuals between the ages of 1 and 35?

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS 
B)  Youth-on-youth violence 
C)  Traffic accidents 
D)  Environmental exposure to toxins 
A)  AIDS 
B)  Youth-on-youth violence 
C)  Traffic accidents 
D)  Environmental exposure to toxins

Question 9

Explain the concept of "technology as dialogue.?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the concept of "technology as dialogue.?...

Question 10

According to the text, which of the following exemplifies the concerns of the "black box of technology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Fukushima-Daiichi disaster 
B)  The California drought 
C)  The moral peril of feedlots 
D)  The reliance of convenience on automobiles 
A)  The Fukushima-Daiichi disaster 
B)  The California drought 
C)  The moral peril of feedlots 
D)  The reliance of convenience on automobiles

Question 11

In cooperation with the United Nations, WHO proclaimed 2011-2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety to try to turn what frightening trend around?

Accepted Answer

A)  A steady increase in deaths of children under age 5 due to incorrect usage of child restraints 
B)  Traffic accidents trending towards being the third-leading cause of death worldwide by 2020 
C)  An increase in accidents among baby boomers 
D)  Pedestrian deaths trending upwards of 50% of fatalities in developing countries 
A)  A steady increase in deaths of children under age 5 due to incorrect usage of child restraints 
B)  Traffic accidents trending towards being the third-leading cause of death worldwide by 2020 
C)  An increase in accidents among baby boomers 
D)  Pedestrian deaths trending upwards of 50% of fatalities in developing countries

Question 12

Scientific capital gives a scientist a vested interest in protectingthe institutions of science for their own personal benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use answers more than once.)
-____ Phenomenology

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Technological somnambulism 
C)  Recipes of understanding 
D)  Alfred Schutz 
E)  Bruno Latour
F) G.E. Moore 
A)  Self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  Technological somnambulism 
C)  Recipes of understanding 
D)  Alfred Schutz 
E)  Bruno Latour
F) G.E. Moore

Question 14

Joliot and Curie documented how methane could be split, setting off chain reaction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Unfinalizability means that we always have the capacity to affect at least some change in social outcomes like technology and science, however inevitable they may appear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cars are associated with a complex array of changes in the way Americans live. Using the example of cars, explain the dialogue of technology and the social organization of convenience?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Cars are associated with a complex array...

Question 17

Latour sees our understandings of the world as factishes as:

Accepted Answer

A)  hybrids between facts and beliefs. 
B)  the essential act of fabrication. 
C)  the simultaneous creation of knowledge and actor networks. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  hybrids between facts and beliefs. 
B)  the essential act of fabrication. 
C)  the simultaneous creation of knowledge and actor networks. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 18

What, according to Lewis Mumford, central tenant of modern society did Y2K threaten?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fallacy of the naturalistic fallacy of scientific knowledge 
B)  The unfinalizability of cultural change 
C)  The quasi-religious character of our technological faith in machines 
D)  All of the above 
A)  The fallacy of the naturalistic fallacy of scientific knowledge 
B)  The unfinalizability of cultural change 
C)  The quasi-religious character of our technological faith in machines 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

A naturalistic fallacy claims that what is real is what is good, and what is good is what is real.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

True False Access to the elite goes through a leaky pipeline, with white males leaking out all down the line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What has been the result for air quality from strict emission controls?

Annual subsidies for cars in the United States, according to the World Resources Institute, are less than $100 million?

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use answers more than once.) -____ Actor Network Theory

According to your text, what percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions come from automobiles?

The author argues that the "hidden subsidy" for automobiles is an example of which of the following?

Technology is frequently considered to be an "independent agent of social change." Do you agree? Explain why or why not. Critique this claim?

How many people are estimated to die each year in Great Britain as the result of auto exhaust according to a government study?

According to your text, what is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for individuals between the ages of 1 and 35?

Explain the concept of "technology as dialogue.?

According to the text, which of the following exemplifies the concerns of the "black box of technology"?

In cooperation with the United Nations, WHO proclaimed 2011-2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety to try to turn what frightening trend around?

Scientific capital gives a scientist a vested interest in protectingthe institutions of science for their own personal benefit.

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use answers more than once.) -____ Phenomenology

Joliot and Curie documented how methane could be split, setting off chain reaction.

Unfinalizability means that we always have the capacity to affect at least some change in social outcomes like technology and science, however inevitable they may appear.

Cars are associated with a complex array of changes in the way Americans live. Using the example of cars, explain the dialogue of technology and the social organization of convenience?

Latour sees our understandings of the world as factishes as:

What, according to Lewis Mumford, central tenant of modern society did Y2K threaten?

A naturalistic fallacy claims that what is real is what is good, and what is good is what is real.

True False Access to the elite goes through a leaky pipeline, with white males leaking out all down the line.

Environmental Problems and Society

Consumption and Materialism

Money and Markets

Population and Development

Body and Justice

The Ideology of Environmental Domination

The Ideology of Environmental Concern

The Human Nature of Nature

The Rationality of Risk

Mobilizing the Ecological Society

Governing the Ecological Society

Living the Ecological Society

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Exam 4: Technology and Science

What has been the result for air quality from strict emission controls?

Annual subsidies for cars in the United States, according to the World Resources Institute, are less than $100 million?

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use answers more than once.) -____ Actor Network Theory

According to your text, what percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions come from automobiles?

The author argues that the "hidden subsidy" for automobiles is an example of which of the following?

Technology is frequently considered to be an "independent agent of social change." Do you agree? Explain why or why not. Critique this claim?

How many people are estimated to die each year in Great Britain as the result of auto exhaust according to a government study?

According to your text, what is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for individuals between the ages of 1 and 35?

Explain the concept of "technology as dialogue.?

According to the text, which of the following exemplifies the concerns of the "black box of technology"?

In cooperation with the United Nations, WHO proclaimed 2011-2020 the Decade of Action for Road Safety to try to turn what frightening trend around?

Scientific capital gives a scientist a vested interest in protectingthe institutions of science for their own personal benefit.

Matching: Please match the term, thinker, and/or text with its complement or correspondent , by placing the appropriate identification letter/number in the space provided. (You may use answers more than once.) -____ Phenomenology

Joliot and Curie documented how methane could be split, setting off chain reaction.

Unfinalizability means that we always have the capacity to affect at least some change in social outcomes like technology and science, however inevitable they may appear.

Cars are associated with a complex array of changes in the way Americans live. Using the example of cars, explain the dialogue of technology and the social organization of convenience?

Latour sees our understandings of the world as factishes as:

What, according to Lewis Mumford, central tenant of modern society did Y2K threaten?

A naturalistic fallacy claims that what is real is what is good, and what is good is what is real.

True False Access to the elite goes through a leaky pipeline, with white males leaking out all down the line.

Environmental Problems and Society

Consumption and Materialism

Money and Markets

Population and Development

Body and Justice

The Ideology of Environmental Domination

The Ideology of Environmental Concern

The Human Nature of Nature

The Rationality of Risk

Mobilizing the Ecological Society

Governing the Ecological Society

Living the Ecological Society

Filters