Exam 22: Technology and the Global Environment

Technological determinism is the view that:

Oil refineries,chemical plants,toxic dumps,and garbage incinerators are more likely built:

Most pollutants released into the environment are especially concentrated in the West and East coasts of the United States.

The advantaged in a society often consciously put the disadvantaged in harm's way to avoid risk themselves.

The seriousness of an environmental threat alone shapes our understanding and response to it.

Currently poor countries do the most environmental damage because of their attempts to modernize.

The idea that the complexities of modern technology ensure that all modern technology will inevitably fail is recognized by the term ____.

Petrochemical plants between New Orleans and Baton Rouge form what local residents call:

J.Robert Oppenheimer,the "father" of the atom bomb:

What role can sociology play in helping people deal with environmental and other important social problems?

What ideals govern the direction of most technological research and development?

Why do news reporters often publicize tornado disasters that strike trailer parks?

Which of the following events changed the way that many people look at technology and technological advancement?

Since its invention,which technological commodity penetrated the market most sharply and dramatically?

What is technopoly?

In 2000,____ of Americans agreed that science and technology do more good than harm.

Which of the following are among the advantages of web-based education?

Which of the following is an environmental side effect of technology?

Many scientists believe global warming is already producing serious climate change.As temperatures rise:

Because each species of animal and plant has unique properties,scientists lose those unique properties when the species becomes extinct.This is significant because about a quarter of all prescription drugs include compounds first found in wild organisms.