Why does the chapter suggest that it would be easier for Oprah to give up eating hamburgers than to give up driving cars?
What will be an ideal response?
This case demonstrates that people do not operate according to a
rational risk assessment—the idea that we should compare our best knowledge
about the rates and probabilities of hazards and choose the least dangerous
alternative. For example, Oprah was not very likely to get Mad Cow Disease from
hamburger, but she and her audience members were much more likely to die in a
car accident. Rather than rational risk theory, these examples suggest that risk
assessments are based on norms and values—not just calculation. Since cars are
highly valued in modern culture, the calculation of the risk of death is culturally
unimportant.
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What will be an ideal response?
The central United States sees more tornadoes than any other region in the world
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which two climates are found on opposite coasts of each land mass in approximately the same latitude?
a. tropical rainforest and Mediterranean b. marine west coast and Mediterranean c. low latitude desert and low latitude steppe d. Mediterranean and humid suptropical
What is the term for water that is intermediate in salinity between freshwater and seawater?
A. Connate water B. Brackish water C. Hard water D. Soft water