ANTHROPOLOGY 230 MODULE 5 (RISK/CLIMATE CHANGE)
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to Ulrich Beck, today's modern society has become a risk society
because: - ANSWER Modern society is increasingly occupied with debating,
preventing and managing risks that it itself has produced.
According to Alan Brandt, AIDS influenced the rise of global health by: -
ANSWER 1) Fostering a culture of activism against particular diseases.
2) Encouraging a focus on the prevention as well as the treatment of diseases.
3) Encouraging global philanthropy.
OR all of the above
According to Ulrich Beck: - ANSWER 1) Risks are a matter of scientific
calculation.
2) Risks are a matter of anticipating consequences.
3) Risks are both real and unreal (in the sense they are also about projecting
dangers).
OR all of the above
According to Thomas Hyland Erikson, globalization has influenced our sense of
risk in the following way: - ANSWER Our increased interconnectedness makes
people feel more vulnerable and feel as if they have less control over shielding
themselves from dangers.
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to Ulrich Beck, today's modern society has become a risk society
because: - ANSWER Modern society is increasingly occupied with debating,
preventing and managing risks that it itself has produced.
According to Alan Brandt, AIDS influenced the rise of global health by: -
ANSWER 1) Fostering a culture of activism against particular diseases.
2) Encouraging a focus on the prevention as well as the treatment of diseases.
3) Encouraging global philanthropy.
OR all of the above
According to Ulrich Beck: - ANSWER 1) Risks are a matter of scientific
calculation.
2) Risks are a matter of anticipating consequences.
3) Risks are both real and unreal (in the sense they are also about projecting
dangers).
OR all of the above
According to Thomas Hyland Erikson, globalization has influenced our sense of
risk in the following way: - ANSWER Our increased interconnectedness makes
people feel more vulnerable and feel as if they have less control over shielding
themselves from dangers.
