Exam 17: Science,the Environment,and Society

It has taken Africa longer to reap the benefits of the green revolution because of Africa's mix of crops and:

Some gays and lesbians may be in favor of finding a so-called gay gene,because many in the gay community believe that:

We face the risk of car accidents because,as a society,we have developed automobile and road technologies and invested in them heavily.Thinking from the perspective of Charles Perrow,we should make choices that might influence the manufactured risk of car accidents in what way?

Thomas Kuhn referred to normal science as science conducted within an existing paradigm.Which of the following is an example of normal science?

Michael is in a sociology class and the teacher poses a debate: Did Ramses II die of tuberculosis? The class studies the phenomenon of "science wars," and in this war,Michael is on the team that will defend Bruno Latour's view.Michael argues that Ramses II:

The decision to develop atomic weapons during World War II was influenced by:

In opposition to the sociology of science researcher Bruno Latour,many scientists assert that ________ are not made but rather preexist in objective reality waiting to be discovered.

Debates over whether scientific facts are discovered or socially constructed have been referred to as:

Which of the following is one of the benefits of genetically modified organisms (GMOs)?

When anthropologists Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar observed Jonas Salk in his lab,they observed that some research findings receive more attention than others within the scientific community.They attributed this to:

Which of the following is one of the concerns mentioned by your textbook that has come about from the Human Genome Project?

Sometimes meat and poultry aren't labeled organic even though they come from free-range animals raised without growth hormones or antibiotics.This is because:

Which of the following is something scientists predict will result from a continued rise in global temperatures?

In 1942,the research project that focused on developing atomic weapons for the United States was code-named the ________ Project.

One argument against genetically modified foods is that:

One of the major reasons farmers genetically modify their produce is so they:

Often nonscientists-such as politicians-make decisions that affect the course of science.Which of the following is an example of this?

Because sociologists study people,they tend to study data out in the field using real-world settings.Natural scientists more often:

What is one of the risks genetic modification may pose to the environment?

One scientist hoped to solve health and nutritional problems for children in developing countries by the genetic modification of rice with: