The concept "environmental deficit" refers to
a. long-term harm to the environment caused by a short-sighted focus on material affluence.
b. the fact that too few people are engaged in the study of the natural environment.
c. the fact that natural scientists ignore the social dimensions of environmental problems.
d. efforts to protect the environment to benefit future generations.
a
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Jerome and Rhonda hold the status of military doctors. As physicians, they have an obligation to preserve life. At the same time, they are employed to care for patients who are often deliberately placed in health-threatening situations. The predicament represents an example of role
a. strain. c. obligation. b. conflict. d. rights.
Which of the following theories offers a view of conformity and deviance that suggests that our connection to members of society leads us to conform systematically to society's norms?
A. anomie theory of deviance B. labeling theory C. control theory D. theory of differential association
A political and economic system in which regions and societies are legally, economically, and politically dominated by an external society.
A. Colonialism B. Communism C. Warlordism D. Capitalism
In the case of Fulwood v. Clemmer, the court of appeals ruled that the ________ must be allowed in prison.
A. Black Muslim faith B. Black Catholic faith C. Mormon faith D. Buddhist faith