Exam 15: Communities, the Environment, and Health

Race-based discrimination in real estate practices is called

Medical doctors are now generally so revered in the United States that people often consult them about nonmedical issues.

The primary cause of childhood asthma is

The primary factor driving urbanization in the developing world is

Segregation between whites and blacks in the United States is about the same today as it was in the 1960s.

Collective goals are dominant over individual self-interest in which type of social organization?

In an urban neighborhood, people feel a sense of a community because they do not live in isolation. They are not self-sufficient. They depend heavily on others for food, services, entertainment, education, healthcare, etc. This is an example of ________ solidarity.

Life in a small village in Sri Lanka is an example of which type of social organization?

With less than 5 percent of the world's population, the United States contributes to what proportion of the world's waste?

For Ferdinand Tönnies, the term ________ refers to a social organization based on an impersonal and loosely tied community, in which individuals' focus is on the pursuit of self-interest.

The built environment of cities can reflect and reinforce broader cultural values. This is a ________ analysis of the physical environment.

Contemporary American rural communities are typically

For Ferdinand Tönnies, the term ________ refers to a social organization in which individuals are oriented to collectively shared values and traditional ties.

The pattern of health and disease among the population is not equal, and it is not random. Patterns of health distribution are related to

The patterns of urban growth reflect

An individual sense of privacy is important in which type of social organization?

Which of the following best describes most people's opinions of medical doctors in nineteenth-century America?

Formal community studies have their roots in the work of

People find dilapidated buildings unappealing and choose to live in areas that are well-maintained. This is an example of which level of analysis of the physical environment?

Gesellschaft and organic solidarity both describe the characteristics of a modern urban social organization. The two concepts are virtually the same.