Define environmental racism. Give examples of this pattern. Do you think this issue involves race or class or both?
What is an Ideal response?
• Environmental racism theory states that the poor—and especially minorities—suffer most from environmental hazards.
• Historically, factories that create pollution have been located in or near neighborhoods of the poor and people of color. People with low incomes often find that the only housing they can afford stands in the very shadow of the plants and mills where they work.
• Through the years, the most serious environmental hazards have been found around Newark, N.J., rather than in upscale Bergen County; on Chicago's South Side rather than in wealthy Lake Forest; and on or near Native American reservations in the West rather than in the affluent suburbs of Denver or Phoenix.
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To Karl Marx, social conflict
a. is one of many important sources of social change. b. is the most basic cause of social change. c. is not an important cause of social change.
In Louisiana, Arizona and Arkansas, couples may choose to have a covenant marriage. Covenant marriage includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Couples must be married in a church by an ordained minister. b. Couples receive premarital counseling. c. Couples sign an affidavit that confirms their lifetime commitment and their understanding of the limited grounds under which they may divorce. d. Couples must agree to go through counseling to work through problems before a divorce can be obtained.
After World War II, the search for new housing, economic prosperity, and the greater physical mobility brought on by cars combined to push more and more people outward from the central cities into__________.
A. coastal communities B. suburbs C. small towns D. rural villages
Which of the following punishment philosophies considers criminal offenders to be morally blameworthy and deserving of punishment?
A. Deterrence B. Incapacitation C. Just deserts D. Rehabilitation