Exam 14: The Environment

Politically,self-identified liberals are more likely to be concerned about climate change than self-identified conservatives.

For______ theorists,the plight of the environment is closely tied to the plight of labor.

Some regions of the earth have gotten colder over the past century.

Overall weather trends across the globe point to ______.

Ecological modernization is most closely associated with the ______ perspective.

Realists argue that we can separate ecological problems from human relationships and social organization.

A ______ perspective would be most likely to focus on how the desire to accumulate capital and wealth leads to an attempt to reduce both human and environmental labor costs while expanding production and increasing inequality and environmental degradation.

Overall climate trends point to lower sea levels globally.

Living near a landfill can cause all of the following EXCEPT ______.

A ______ is stratified by the ability to avoid risk.

The reduction of access to environmental resources by a dominant group of beneficiaries is ______.

Feeling proud of driving your electric car everywhere even if it's charging with electricity generated through non-renewables like gas,oil,or coal is considered ______.

Ulrich Beck argues that ______ is the great class equalizer in an age of global environmental problems.

Geology tells us that the really noticeable and important ecological changes take place in ______ moments.

What is ecological modernization? Describe the main tenets of ecological modernization and give an example to support your answer.Then discuss two important criticisms of ecological modernization.