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SOCS 350 Week 1 Discussion 2 - Some of my best Your company is in need of someone to Fll a new position. The spot calls for some very speciFc skills, education, and experience, but you happen to ha ve an old friend who exactly Fts the bill. In addition, he has mentioned to you that he feels it is time to make a change and has been contemplating looking for a new job. You give him a call and he says that he is very interested, so you call the head of the department in question and tell him about ...

SOCS 350 Week 1 Discussion 1 - You eat what? Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is generally defined as viewing one's own culture as superior to all others. However, quite often, it is not quite that obvi ous. Whenever we encounter something that seems strange or different, we will feel some degree of discomfort. How we respond to that Feeling is a gauge of how ethnocentric we are about it. Let's suppose that you are entertaining a business client From ²rance. You take him to a very fine restaurant ...

SOCS 350 Week 1 Assignment: Let’s Be Lefties for a Day Cultural, ethnic, and gender differences are very important to understanding in a business and this is beca use it can be a concern for many people in the business. Cultural differences in the workplace are basically like the experiment we did this week in class. Cultural diversity is basically to be different from others. Ethnic differences are also known as ethnic diversity. Ethnic diversity is basically different ethnicities working tog...

SOCS 325 Midterm Multiple Choice 1. Question:(TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming? 2. Question:(TCO 2) The realist-constructionist debate in environ mental sociology is characterized by differences in materialist versus idealist explanations of social life. Which of the following distinguishes a constructionist perspective on environment problems? 3. Question:(TCO 3) The 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose work led to d...

SOCS 325 Week 4 Midterm Question 1. Question : (TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming? Student Answer: A shift in climate z ones Changes in rainfall patterns Rising sea levels Instructor Explanation: All of the above Chapter 1, page 7. Question 2. Question : (TCO 2) The Conservation Reserve Program was funded in the United States to conserve which of the following precious resources? Student Answer: Water Soil Petroleum Instructor Explanation: Recyclabl...

SOCS 325 – Environmental Sociology Midterm 1. (TCO 1) Ecological dialogue can best be summarized as: a. what we believe about the environment depends on what we see & feel. b. what we see & feel about the environment depends on what we believe. c. Both A & B are correct. d. Neither A nor B is correct. 2. (TCO 2) Which of the following is the major cause of species extinction? a. Habitat Loss b. Pollution c. Genetic Engineering d. Interrupted reproduction 3. (TCO 3) What environmental problem d...

SOCS 325 Week 4 Midterm Grade Details - All Questions Points Received: 5 of 5 Comments: explanations of social life. Which o f the following distinguishes a constructionist perspective on environment problems? Student Answer: Environmental problems need to be understood in terms of the threats posed by society's current ecological relations. There is no difference between the realist & constructionist approaches to environmental problems-they are in agreement. The way we conceptualize & define e...

SOCS 325 Midterm Exam 1. (TCO 1) Climatologists continue to debate global warming. Which of the following is NOT an argument against the global warming hypothesis? 2. (TCO 2) The Conservation Reserv e Program was funded in the United States to conserve which of the following precious resources? 3. (TCO 3) Environmental goods & environmental bads are: 4. (TCO 4) All of the following are elements of rational choice theory EXCEPT: 5. (TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade custom...

SOCS 325 Week 8 Final Exam Question 1.1. (TCO 8) As the Ojibwa people of Grassy Narrows found out, the symptoms of methyl mercury poisoning mimic the effects of: (Points : 5) Alcohol abuse Cocaine addiction Hyperactivity None of the above Question 2.2. (TCO 8) Which of the following is not part of the UN Development Programme's Human Development Index? (Points : 5) GNP per capita Life expectancy Knowledge access Level of inequality Question 3.3. (TCO 8) What does the HDI (Human Development Inde...

SOCS 325 Midterm Exam Multiple Choice 1.(TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming? 2. (TCO 2) The realist-constructionist debate in environmental sociology i s characterized by differences in materialist versus idealist explanations of social life. Which of the following distinguishes a constructionist perspective on environment problems? 3. (TCO 3) The 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose work led to discovery of the causes ...