Question 1

All of the following are elements of rational choice theory EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  interest, especially self-interest. 
B)  sentiments. 
C)  the quest for personal gain or advantage. 
D)  a hidden agenda among rational actors. 
A)  interest, especially self-interest. 
B)  sentiments. 
C)  the quest for personal gain or advantage. 
D)  a hidden agenda among rational actors.

Question 2

Why would an individual who owns a positional good attempt to limit others' access to that good?

Accepted Answer

A)  For positional advantage, status, and prestige 
B)  To intentional disorient others away from a prestigious position 
C)  To accumulate advantage 
D)  To encourage market competition 
A)  For positional advantage, status, and prestige 
B)  To intentional disorient others away from a prestigious position 
C)  To accumulate advantage 
D)  To encourage market competition

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.)
-____ Abraham Maslow

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau 
A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau

Question 4

Conspicuous consumption, leisure and waste is that which is engaged in based on individuals' environmental power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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.)
-____ cycle of work-and-spend

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau 
A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau

Question 6

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.)
-____ Fred Hirsch

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau 
A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau

Question 7

Your text discusses several flaws in Maslow's theory of the hierarchy of needs. Which of the following is one of those flaws?

Accepted Answer

A)  Needs are experienced in hierarchical order. 
B)  Model has Eastern bias. 
C)  Theory is too dialogical. 
D)  Theory can't account for why we consume more than we need. 
A)  Needs are experienced in hierarchical order. 
B)  Model has Eastern bias. 
C)  Theory is too dialogical. 
D)  Theory can't account for why we consume more than we need.

Question 8

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.)
-____ Thorstein Veblen

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau 
A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau

Question 9

Conspicuous consumption, leisure, and waste are mutually exclusive categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What did Maslow mean by a "hierarchy of needs?" Describe Maslow's model?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What did Maslow mean by a "hierarchy...

Question 11

Describe a situation that would refute Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory.?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe a situation that would refute Maslow's...

Question 12

Despite technological innovation, U.S. workers work more hours per week today than their counterparts did in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Although it is often argued that consumerism damages the community, it can also enhance community. How so?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consumption is connected to competitive displays. 
B)  A double message of affluence and ecological dialogue. 
C)  The time crunch can require communal sharing. 
D)  Community-building events are often connected to consumerism. 
A)  Consumption is connected to competitive displays. 
B)  A double message of affluence and ecological dialogue. 
C)  The time crunch can require communal sharing. 
D)  Community-building events are often connected to consumerism.

Question 14

How might the time crunch of contemporary life propel environmental damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of leisure time requires more pre-made foods. 
B)  Cycle of work-and-spend increases household tasks. 
C)  More rest time requires more time-saving tools. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Lack of leisure time requires more pre-made foods. 
B)  Cycle of work-and-spend increases household tasks. 
C)  More rest time requires more time-saving tools. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 15

Why does Marshall Sahlins state that hunter-gatherers are the original affluent society?

Accepted Answer

A)  They eat well, work little, and have lots of leisure time. 
B)  They are rich in terms of meeting their needs. 
C)  Their material wants are easily satisfied because they don't want much. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  They eat well, work little, and have lots of leisure time. 
B)  They are rich in terms of meeting their needs. 
C)  Their material wants are easily satisfied because they don't want much. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 16

Which of the following concepts refer to decisions that do not necessarily result in material gain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hau 
B)  Sentiments 
C)  Community 
D)  Hierarchy of needs 
A)  Hau 
B)  Sentiments 
C)  Community 
D)  Hierarchy of needs

Question 17

How might the establishment of wildlife refuges and international treaties to protect endangered species actually increase their vulnerability and hasten their extinction?

Accepted Answer

A)  By accentuating their scarcity 
B)  By driving up their value 
C)  By making them a "positional good" 
D)  All of the above 
A)  By accentuating their scarcity 
B)  By driving up their value 
C)  By making them a "positional good" 
D)  All of the above

Question 18

What is hau?

Accepted Answer

A)  A social spirit attached to gifts that suggests or requires reciprocity 
B)  Reciprocal gift-giving 
C)  A cohesive force in communities 
D)  All of the above 
A)  A social spirit attached to gifts that suggests or requires reciprocity 
B)  Reciprocal gift-giving 
C)  A cohesive force in communities 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

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.)
-____ sentiments of goods

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau 
A)  Hierarchy of Needs 
B)  Leisure class 
C)  Conspicuous consumption 
D)  Vicarious consumption 
E)  Positional goods
F) Treadmill of consumption
G) Marshal Sahlins
H) Thorstein Veblen
I) Mahatma Gandhi
J) Hau

Question 20

Consumption is not necessary for community, but neither is it antithetical to it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All of the following are elements of rational choice theory EXCEPT:

Why would an individual who owns a positional good attempt to limit others' access to that good?

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.) -____ Abraham Maslow

Conspicuous consumption, leisure and waste is that which is engaged in based on individuals' environmental power.

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.) -____ cycle of work-and-spend

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.) -____ Fred Hirsch

Your text discusses several flaws in Maslow's theory of the hierarchy of needs. Which of the following is one of those flaws?

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.) -____ Thorstein Veblen

Conspicuous consumption, leisure, and waste are mutually exclusive categories.

What did Maslow mean by a "hierarchy of needs?" Describe Maslow's model?

Describe a situation that would refute Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory.?

Despite technological innovation, U.S. workers work more hours per week today than their counterparts did in the 1960s.

Although it is often argued that consumerism damages the community, it can also enhance community. How so?

How might the time crunch of contemporary life propel environmental damage?

Why does Marshall Sahlins state that hunter-gatherers are the original affluent society?

Which of the following concepts refer to decisions that do not necessarily result in material gain?

How might the establishment of wildlife refuges and international treaties to protect endangered species actually increase their vulnerability and hasten their extinction?

What is hau?

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.) -____ sentiments of goods

Consumption is not necessary for community, but neither is it antithetical to it.

Environmental Problems and Society

Money and Markets

Technology and Science

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 2: Consumption and Materialism

All of the following are elements of rational choice theory EXCEPT:

Why would an individual who owns a positional good attempt to limit others' access to that good?

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.) -____ Abraham Maslow

Conspicuous consumption, leisure and waste is that which is engaged in based on individuals' environmental power.

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.) -____ cycle of work-and-spend

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.) -____ Fred Hirsch

Your text discusses several flaws in Maslow's theory of the hierarchy of needs. Which of the following is one of those flaws?

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.) -____ Thorstein Veblen

Conspicuous consumption, leisure, and waste are mutually exclusive categories.

What did Maslow mean by a "hierarchy of needs?" Describe Maslow's model?

Describe a situation that would refute Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory.?

Despite technological innovation, U.S. workers work more hours per week today than their counterparts did in the 1960s.

Although it is often argued that consumerism damages the community, it can also enhance community. How so?

How might the time crunch of contemporary life propel environmental damage?

Why does Marshall Sahlins state that hunter-gatherers are the original affluent society?

Which of the following concepts refer to decisions that do not necessarily result in material gain?

How might the establishment of wildlife refuges and international treaties to protect endangered species actually increase their vulnerability and hasten their extinction?

What is hau?

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.) -____ sentiments of goods

Consumption is not necessary for community, but neither is it antithetical to it.

Environmental Problems and Society

Money and Markets

Technology and Science

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