What does the conflict perspective state about environmental problems?
What will be an ideal response?
From the conflict perspective, environmental problems have less to do with the limited amount of resources available than with their distribution. The problem is not how much is available but who gets a share of what is available. Decisions that affect the environment are not made on the basis of maintaining a balance in an ecosystem but on the basis of how successfully interest groups compete for a share of the resources available. The manner in which the environment is used emerges out of this competition of groups for varying amounts of power and other resources.
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a. the Mental Health Parity Act b. the Affordable Care Act c. the Emergency Treatment and Active Labor Act d. none of the above
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A) “an eye for an eye” laws B) “tough on crime” policies C) “code of the street” perspectives on crime D) “black lives matter” agendas
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)