Each of us is affected by air pollution, but people get more benefit from not changing their behavior and consumption habits than they experience in drawbacks. This dynamic is related to which of the following?
A. Ego-centric behavior
B. Environmental racism
C. The tragedy of the commons
D. World Systems Theory
C. The tragedy of the commons
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If an owner of a company that produces a lot
of waste wants to be able to keep polluting, what, according to the text, is that owner's best strategy? A) Lobby and otherwise use the political system to ensure regulations are lax B) Realize the pollution is too damaging, take responsibility for causing the pollution, and pay for the cleanup. C) Do nothing. D) Only pollute at night when fewer people will notice
Which of the following statements is(are) TRUE?
a. Laws are universal generalizations. b. Laws are created by scientists. c. Laws explain the phenomena under study. d. Laws are concerned with accidental patterns. e. Laws are objective and agreed upon by all.
If you were a symbolic interactionist, which of the following items would you believe an important topic of study?
a. the division of the social classes b. the differences in property, power and prestige among the various social classes c. determining how many social classes there are in the society d. the use and meaning of status symbols in a society
Morbidity refers to
a. ?deaths. b. ?illness. c. ?infections. d. ?chronic fatigue syndrome. e. ?macroeconomics.