SOC 220 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
sociological momentum - Answers -The idea that it is harder to change ones habits the
longer they use it
Environmental Sociology - Answers -The study of community in the largest sense
possible
Power access - Answers -The historical patterns of oppression
Cultural Pluralism - Answers -Seeing things from a different perspective
Social Constructivism - Answers -An approach that focuses entirely on the sociology
dependent knowledge of a phenomenon, rather than on any inherent qualities that the
thing possesses itsself
What are personal problems transformed into? - Answers -Public issues
Adaptation (climate change) - Answers -refers to the actions taken to adjust
socioecological systems in response to existing or predicted climate effects in order to
reduce harmful effects
Mitigation stratagies - Answers -making reductions in the concentration of greenhouse
gases by reducing their sources, increasing sink capacity, or both. (lessening our
greenhouse gas footprint)
Pragmatic - Answers -dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is
based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
Downshifting - Answers -Buying less things and using less to help the enviroment
Sociological Imagination - Answers -The ability to see the relationship between the
individual and the larger society.
"Many of our particular problems (& our successes as well) are not unique to us but are
the result of larger social trends."
Technological Momentum - Answers -The more you use electronics the more you
become dependent on them and the harder it is to not use them
Social Structures - Answers -Social, economic, political, legal, technological
Myth of Infinite economical growth - Answers -that our economy is still growing
, Greenhouse gases - Answers -Any gasses in the atmosphere that absorb and emit
radiation, within the thermal infrared range.
Heat Island Effect - Answers -Because concrete, tarmac, and other common
construction materials absorb heat readily, built-up areas tend to be warmer than
nearby rural areas. When highly populated urban areas get hotter due to human activity
Total Cost of Climate Action in 2100 - Answers -12 Trillion
Total Cost of Climate Inaction in 2100 - Answers -20 Trillion
Stabilization triangle - Answers -The Current rate and future rate of heat and air
pollution
Wedges - Answers -A step we have to take to get to a stable level on the stabilazation
triangle
MSW - Answers -Municipal Solid Waste- all solid waste originating from homes,
industries, businesses, demolition, land clearing, and construction
Global production of MSW increased ___________ from 1972-2009? - Answers -250%
NPP generates appx __________ metric tons of used nuclear fuel/year - Answers -20
Anaerobic Decomposition - Answers -the breaking down of biodegradable material by
microorganisms in an environment lacking oxygen. (very potent)
Landfill methane is the _____________ largest human source - Answers -3rd
Life cycle analysis - Answers -environmental impacts, reductions, efficiencies,
Up to _________ % of all food in the United
States is wasted - Answers -50%
Collective coverage - Answers -proportion of an area serviced by the municipal waste
stream. in less affluent nations with poor waist management practices landfills,
incinerators, and recycling facilities are very close to nearby rivers, lakes, or parks,
creating a toxic playground of sorts for neighborhood children
Embodied energy - Answers -the sum total of energy utilized throughout an entire
product life cycle. -the energy consumed by all of the processes associated with the
production of a building, from the mining and processing of natural resources to
manufacturing, transport and product delivery.
sociological momentum - Answers -The idea that it is harder to change ones habits the
longer they use it
Environmental Sociology - Answers -The study of community in the largest sense
possible
Power access - Answers -The historical patterns of oppression
Cultural Pluralism - Answers -Seeing things from a different perspective
Social Constructivism - Answers -An approach that focuses entirely on the sociology
dependent knowledge of a phenomenon, rather than on any inherent qualities that the
thing possesses itsself
What are personal problems transformed into? - Answers -Public issues
Adaptation (climate change) - Answers -refers to the actions taken to adjust
socioecological systems in response to existing or predicted climate effects in order to
reduce harmful effects
Mitigation stratagies - Answers -making reductions in the concentration of greenhouse
gases by reducing their sources, increasing sink capacity, or both. (lessening our
greenhouse gas footprint)
Pragmatic - Answers -dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is
based on practical rather than theoretical considerations
Downshifting - Answers -Buying less things and using less to help the enviroment
Sociological Imagination - Answers -The ability to see the relationship between the
individual and the larger society.
"Many of our particular problems (& our successes as well) are not unique to us but are
the result of larger social trends."
Technological Momentum - Answers -The more you use electronics the more you
become dependent on them and the harder it is to not use them
Social Structures - Answers -Social, economic, political, legal, technological
Myth of Infinite economical growth - Answers -that our economy is still growing
, Greenhouse gases - Answers -Any gasses in the atmosphere that absorb and emit
radiation, within the thermal infrared range.
Heat Island Effect - Answers -Because concrete, tarmac, and other common
construction materials absorb heat readily, built-up areas tend to be warmer than
nearby rural areas. When highly populated urban areas get hotter due to human activity
Total Cost of Climate Action in 2100 - Answers -12 Trillion
Total Cost of Climate Inaction in 2100 - Answers -20 Trillion
Stabilization triangle - Answers -The Current rate and future rate of heat and air
pollution
Wedges - Answers -A step we have to take to get to a stable level on the stabilazation
triangle
MSW - Answers -Municipal Solid Waste- all solid waste originating from homes,
industries, businesses, demolition, land clearing, and construction
Global production of MSW increased ___________ from 1972-2009? - Answers -250%
NPP generates appx __________ metric tons of used nuclear fuel/year - Answers -20
Anaerobic Decomposition - Answers -the breaking down of biodegradable material by
microorganisms in an environment lacking oxygen. (very potent)
Landfill methane is the _____________ largest human source - Answers -3rd
Life cycle analysis - Answers -environmental impacts, reductions, efficiencies,
Up to _________ % of all food in the United
States is wasted - Answers -50%
Collective coverage - Answers -proportion of an area serviced by the municipal waste
stream. in less affluent nations with poor waist management practices landfills,
incinerators, and recycling facilities are very close to nearby rivers, lakes, or parks,
creating a toxic playground of sorts for neighborhood children
Embodied energy - Answers -the sum total of energy utilized throughout an entire
product life cycle. -the energy consumed by all of the processes associated with the
production of a building, from the mining and processing of natural resources to
manufacturing, transport and product delivery.
