The sociologist Raymond Williams once wrote: “…the idea of nature contains, though often unnoticed, an extraordinary amount of human history.” What did he mean by this? Of what theoretical approach is this statement an example? In your answer, draw upon the materials of this course to give at least three applications of Williams’ insight.
What will be an ideal response?
This is a social constructivist account that shows how society and politics
shape the meaning of nature. This has evolved, from Thoreau to Rachel Carlson.
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A) the Endangered Species Act. B) the Lacey Act. C) hunting restrictions. D) the elimination of wolves in their native environments.
Governments in Latin America demonstrate a bias in favor of ________ areas by providing more services and investments to these specific areas.
A. urban B. rural C. coastal D. export-producing
Why are dipole-dipole molecular interactions stronger than dipole-induced dipole molecular interaction?
What will be an ideal response?
The city-state of _________________ left Malaysia in 1965 to form an independent country.
B. Brunei C. Kuala Lumpur D. Hanoi