Final Exam – Page 1
Question 1.1. (TCO 8) As the Ojibwa people of Grassy Narrows
found out, the symptoms of methyl mercury poisoning mimic the effects of:
(Points : 5)
Alcohol abuse
Cocaine
addiction
Hyperactivity
None of the
above
Question 2.2. (TCO 8) In Melanie Dupuis’s phrase NIMB, the B
stands for: (Points : 5)
Backyard
Body
Building
Business
Question 3.3. (TCO 8) A University of Massachusetts study
refutes claims of pervasive environmental racism. Which of the following
statements characterizes how this study was conducted? (Points : 5)
The study was
funded by the largest U. S. handler of toxic waste.
The study
excluded poor rural areas where a high percentage of minorities reside.
The study
excluded many areas where toxic waste landfills are located.
All of the
above
Question 4.4. (TCO 8) Ulrich Beck argues that the driving
force behind the risk society can be characterized by which of the following
statements? (Points : 5)
I am hungry.
I am angry.
I am lonely.
I am afraid.
Question 5.5. (TCO 8) Horizontal knowledge gaps are: (Points
: 5)
gaps between
experts and other experts.
gaps between
experts and non experts.
gaps between
professors and students.
gaps between
parents and children.
Question 6.6. (TCO 8) Dialogue: (Points : 5)
can help us to
trust the experts more.
can help us
find more certainly in life.
can help us
renew faith in science.
can help us be
more certain about our decisions.
Question 7.7. (TCO 9) The most important feature of the
carnivalesque body is: (Points : 5)
it is a source
of bathroom humor.
it is forever interacting and exchanging with
the natural world.
it is the
source of our individualism.
it is dirty,
indecent, and obscene.
Question 8.8. (TCO 9) Which of the following is a key
characteristic of patriarchal dualisms? (Points : 5)
They are never
gendered.
They reflect
gradients on a continuum.
They always
imply a hierarchy or moral judgment.
They reflect
the interdependence between categories.
Question 9.9. (TCO 9) Through an ethnographic study of an
English village, the author of our text demonstrates that: (Points : 5)
patriarchal
stereotypes may be internalized.
the British are
more environmentally sensitive than Americans.
patriarchal dualisms are peculiar to
American attitudes on the environment.
men describe
natural experiences using “metaphors of nurturing.”
Question 10.10. (TCO 9) The poetry of the Roman Horace is
used by the author to illustrate what point? (Points : 5)
The moral
superiority of environmental attitudes of the early Romans
The debate that
raged as early as 20 BCE regarding the ethics of human transformation of the
environment
The
environmental destruction of lands conquered during Roman expansion
The power of
poetry to express appreciation for the environment
Final Exam – Page 2
Question 1.1. (TCO 9) Who made the following statement:
“In wildness is the preservation of the world”? (Points : 5)
Rachel Carson
Lao Tzu
Aristotle
Henry David
Thoreau
Question 2.2. (TCO 9) “Human are part of nature and
need to maintain a sense of balance and limits in an interconnected
world.” This statement best describes which paradigm? (Points : 5)
The dominant
paradigm
The old
paradigm
The
human-exceptionalism paradigm
The
ecological-social paradigm
Question 3.3. (TCO 9) What percent of Americans in a 2007
poll agreed that “there need to be stricter laws and regulations to
protect the environment”? (Points : 5)
27%
45%
83%
97%
Question 4.4. (TCO 9) Approximately what percent of urban
land is currently under cultivation? (Points : 5)
Less than a
tenth (10%)
Almost a fourth
(25%)
About a third
(33%)
Well over a
half (50%)
Question 5.5. (TCO 9) Of the world’s food supply,
approximately what percent is grown or produced in urban areas? (Points : 5)
Less than a 1%
Just over a
tenth (10%)
About a third
(33%)
Well over a
half (50%)
Question 6.6. (TCO 10) The dialogue of solidarities is
comprised of which of the following? (Points : 5)
The solidarity
of interests and the solidarity of sentiments
The solidarity
of interests and the solidarity of individualism
The solidarity
of sentiments and the solidarity of rational choice
The solidarity
of rational choice and the solidarity of individualism
Question 7.7. (TCO 10) A nodal person is someone who is
valuable to a social movement because they are: (Points : 5)
positioned at
the intersection of social networks.
in a
well-respected leadership role.
able to build
consensus in a group.
working behind
the scenes to support phenomenological ruptures.
Question 8.8. (TCO 10) The “bottom-up” approach
alone to creating an ecological society is flawed because: (Points : 5)
it is difficult
to draw boundaries to define a grassroots community.
a grassroots
effort may not be all inclusive.
a grassroots
community may lack resources and/or expertise needed to tackle an issue
effectively.
All of the
above.
Question 9.9. (TCO 10) American pedestrians and bicyclists
are killed at ________ times the rate of German pedestrians and cyclists.
(Points : 5)
two
three
four
five
Question 10.10. (TCO 10) A focus on both affordable housing
and land conservation, linking social justice and environmental goals in the
best spirit of environmental justice is called: (Points : 5)
eco-community
land trust.
eco-friendly
land trust.
new urbanism.
All of the above
Final Exam – Page 3
Question 1. 1. (TCO 1) Now that you have almost completed
this course in environmental sociology, please describe what you think an
environmental sociologist does. What have you learned about what an
Environmental Sociologist does since you started this course? (Points : 10)
Question 2. 2. (TCO 2) Give a few examples of how industrial
activity has caused inequality in third-world nations and in minority
populations. (Points : 10)
Question 3. 3. (TCO 3) As an expert in environmental
sociology, you have been asked to give a brief speech at a major international
conference on the future of the world’s environment. What will you say? Be sure
in your speech to say whether we should be optimistic or pessimistic. Justify
your answer sociologically, drawing on material from this course on consumer
products and services and how they will impact the environment in the future.
Also, please be sure to describe how environmental goods and bads play a role
in the future of the world’s environment in terms of social-economic status.
(Points : 30)
Question 4. 4. (TCO 4) It is well known by now that
industrial production (consumer products and services) usually entails
pollution of some sort and often hazardous production practices; yet this
production continues. On what basis are these practices usually defended? What
are some of the counterarguments? Compare and contrast how this relates to
materialism and capitalism and some possible ways these hazardous practices can
be limited. (Points : 30)
Question 5. 5. (TCO 5) The development of a natural
conscience depends upon the sense of a realm free from the pollution of social
interests-a natural other, from which we may gain a sense of a natural me. But
is such a realm possible? Can there be a moral realm that is truly free of
social interests? Explain. Compare and contrast how we can still keep a free
market, Capitalistic system without destroying our environment. How can we
still have a free market and Capitalism and still maintain a sustainable
society? (Points : 30)
Question 6. 6. (TCO 6) The public health and environmental
movements are sometimes at odds with each other. Why is this the case? What
might be done to improve the situation? How does this relate to the role of
producers and marketers in selling goods and services in a capitalist society?
Compare and contrast how this relates to green businesses and our society’s
ever increasing focus on being more sustainable. (Points : 30)
Question 7. 7. (TCO 7) What do you think of Beck’s belief
that environmentalism is the defining issue of our time? Why does he believe
this? Do you agree or disagree? Please support your belief with facts and data
from the course textbook and outside sources. Compare and contrast how this
relates to population growth, poverty, debt, and hunger. How can ecological
dialog be used to solve many of these issues in the future? (Points : 30)
