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Category: Population and the Environment
Which of the following is not part of ecological modernization theory ?
A. environmental protection and economic growth are incompatible aims
B. environmental protection cannot be achieved without high tech solutions
C. an ecological form of economic growth is possible
D. consumer demand and market mechanisms can bring about ecologically benign outcomes
The multiple-nuclei theory of urban growth was presented by______________?
A. Ernest Burgess
B. Homer Hoyt
C. Ferdinand Tonnies
D. C.D Harris and Edward L. Ulman
Environmental issues were central to the work of_____________?
A. Karl Marx
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Max Weber
D. None of these
Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?
A. Patients judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender age social class and ethnic group
B. The sick role may be more applicable to people experiencing short-term illnesses than those with recurring long-term illnesses
C. Even simple factors such as whether a person is employed or not seem to affect willingness to assume the sick role
D. all of the above
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that patients should not always be viewed as passive but instead as an actor who often shows a powerful intent to see the physician ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. labeling theory
Which of these can sociology not help us with ?
A. predicting likely weather patterns in the future
B. understanding how human societies put pressure on the environment
C. understanding how environmental problems are distributed
D. evaluating policies for tackling environmental problems
Which of the following are NOT factors involved in whether or not people define a situation as crowded ?
A. duration and predictability
B. frame of mind and environmental setting
C. the sex and race of individuals present
D. intensification of people’s definition of the situation
How are genetically modified foods different from previous techniques ?
A. the genes used cannot spread into the wider environment
B. they involve transplanting genes from one organism to another
C. we can say with certainty that they are risk-free
D. they have been accepted by consumers in all countries
The first stage of the demographic transition is called the________________?
A. Pre-transition stage
B. transition stage
C. post transition stage
D. initiation stage
Which of the following is predicted to be a major influence on cities during the next 50 years ?
A. pollution
B. the internet
C. urban renewal
D. deindustrialization
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