Question 1

Which theorist outlines six factors for the successful construction of environmental problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   John Hannigan
B)   Peter Dickens
C)   Émile Durkheim
D)   John UrryE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The term capitalocene draws attention to:

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A)   The impact of the global environment shaping capitalist economies
B)   The impact of human activity in shaping global environmental change
C)   The impact of capitalist economies in shaping global environmental change
D)   The impact of industrialization in shaping global environmental changeE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Which perspective views humans as separate from, and more important than, the rest of nature?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anthropocentric
B)   Humanist
C)   Humancentric
D)   Nurture over natureE) None of the above
F) A) and D) A

Question 4

Which approach to environmental problems focus on exploring how and why issues come to be classified as natural, considered problematic, and rise to societal attention?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marxist
B)   Realist
C)   Social constructionist
D)   FeministE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Signatories of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change report on which of the following emissions:

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A)   All emissions of carbon dioxide from industry, government, households, and transport within a country
B)   International emissions associated with aviation and shipping
C)   Emissions associated with making goods which are imported from outside the country
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

'Green social theory' and 'Environmental Sociology' are categorized under which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social constructionist
B)   Functionalist
C)   Realist
D)   MarxistE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Environmental sociology argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)   Human societies have no influence over physical environments
B)   Physical environments can influence and be influenced by human societies and behaviours
C)   The behaviour of humans has no influence over physical environments
D)   The environment has a determining impact on human behaviourE) B) and C)
F) A) and B) B

Question 8

Which elements do the concept of sustainability encompass?

Accepted Answer

A)   Environmental
B)   Economic
C)   Social
D)   All of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which theorist emphasized the distinction of the social from the natural world?

Accepted Answer

A)   Peter Dickens
B)   Émile Durkheim
C)   John Hannigan
D)   Karl MarxE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which theorist explored how the ways in which humans work on and change nature also affects humans, using bovine spongiform encephalopathy as an example?

Accepted Answer

A)   Émile Durkheim
B)   John Hannigan
C)   John Urry
D)   Peter DickensE) A) and B)
F) All of the above D

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Which theorist outlines six factors for the successful construction of environmental problems?

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The term capitalocene draws attention to:

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Which perspective views humans as separate from, and more important than, the rest of nature?

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Which approach to environmental problems focus on exploring how and why issues come to be classified as natural, considered problematic, and rise to societal attention?

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Signatories of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change report on which of the following emissions:

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'Green social theory' and 'Environmental Sociology' are categorized under which perspective?

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Environmental sociology argues that:

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Which theorist emphasized the distinction of the social from the natural world?

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Which theorist explored how the ways in which humans work on and change nature also affects humans, using bovine spongiform encephalopathy as an example?

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Which theorist outlines six factors for the successful construction of environmental problems?

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The term capitalocene draws attention to:

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Which perspective views humans as separate from, and more important than, the rest of nature?

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Which approach to environmental problems focus on exploring how and why issues come to be classified as natural, considered problematic, and rise to societal attention?

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Signatories of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change report on which of the following emissions:

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'Green social theory' and 'Environmental Sociology' are categorized under which perspective?

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Which elements do the concept of sustainability encompass?

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Which theorist emphasized the distinction of the social from the natural world?

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Which theorist explored how the ways in which humans work on and change nature also affects humans, using bovine spongiform encephalopathy as an example?

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