SOCS 325 Environmental Sociology

SOCS 325 Environmental Sociology
Students in this DeVry course explore environmental issues as perceived by society. Coursework addresses cultural norms, ideologies, beliefs, and economic and gender-related factors that affect finding and providing sustainable solutions to environmental problems. Through discussions of research problem-solving projects, and presentations, students learn to identify causes of environmental problems and apply practical solutions to particular cases.

SOCS 325 All Weeks (1-7) Discussions

SOCS 325 All Weeks (1-7) Discussions

Week 1 to Week 7 All Discussion Questions - Bundle SOCS 325 Week 1 Discussion 1 | Meaning of Environmental Sociology (Graded) -- $6.00 SOCS 325 Week 1 Discussion 2 | Constructs of Environmental Racism and Justice (Graded) -- $6.00 SOCS 325 Week 2 | Discussion 1: Externalities (Graded) -- $6.00 SOCS 325 Week 2 | Discussion 2: Advances in Technology | Version 1 (Graded) -- $6.00 SOCS 325 Week 2 | Discussion 2: Advances in Technology | Version 2 (Graded) -- $6.00 SOC..

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SOCS 325 All Weeks (2-7) Activities

SOCS 325 All Weeks (2-7) Activities

Week 1 to Week 7 All Activities - Bundle SOCS 325 Week 2 Activity | Environmental Injustice: Local Sighting of a Landfill -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 3 Activity | Applying Theories: Treadmills of Production and Consumption -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 5 Activity | Toxins in the Body -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 6 Activity | Interview a Classmate, Friend or Family Member -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 7 Activity | Volunteer or Research Problems Faced by Local &..

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SOCS 325 All Weeks (2-7) Articles Summary

SOCS 325 All Weeks (2-7) Articles Summary

Week 1 to Week 7 All Articles Summary - Bundle SOCS 325 Week 2 Article Summary | Making Markets Work: By Hawken et al  -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 3 Article Summary | The Environmental Injustice of: By Tyree & Greenleaf  -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 5 Article Summary | US Childhood Obesity and Climate: By Sheffield & Galvez  -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 6 Article Summary | A Tapestry of Browns and Greens: By Nalini Nadkarni  -- $12.00 SOCS 325 Week 7 Article Summary | Ca..

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SOCS 325 All Weeks Complete Group Project

SOCS 325 All Weeks Complete Group Project

SOCS 325 Complete Group Project - Bundle SOCS 325 Week 1 | Group Project: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Spring 2019 -- $20.00SOCS 325 Week 3 | Collaborative Group Project: Recyclenergy -- $20.00SOCS 325 Week 5 | Collaborative Group Project | Spring 2019 -- $20.00SOCS 325 Week 7 | Collaborative Group Project | Spring 2019 -- $20.00SOCS 325 Week 8 | Collaborative Group Project Discussion | Spring 2019 -- $25.00 Note: This Bundle is cheaper than the individual week..

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SOCS 325 Midterm & Final Exams Full Package

SOCS 325 Midterm & Final Exams Full Package

Week 4 Midterm Exam AND Week 8 Final Exam - Bundle SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Spring 2016)  -- $20.00SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Spring 2017)  -- $25.00SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Fall 2017)  -- $25.00SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Fall 2018)  -- $25.00SOCS 325 Week 8 | Final Exam | Spring 2018  -- $30.00SOCS 325 Week 8 | Final Exam | Summer 2018  -- $30.00 Note: This Bundle is cheaper than the individual weekly Exams. ..

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SOCS 325 Week 1 Discussion 1 | Meaning of Environmental Sociology (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 1 Discussion 1 | Meaning of Environmental Sociology (Graded)

Week 1 DQ 1: Define what Environmental Sociology means to you? and  Describe what an Environmental Sociologist studies?..

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SOCS 325 Week 1 Discussion 2 | Constructs of Environmental Racism and Justice (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 1 Discussion 2 | Constructs of Environmental Racism and Justice (Graded)

Week 1 DQ 2 (Graded):Constructs of Environmental Racism and Justice:Compare and contrast, providing examples of each, the constructs of environmental racism and environmental justice...

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SOCS 325 Week 1 Group Project | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Spring 2019

SOCS 325 Week 1 Group Project | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis | Spring 2019

Week 1 Group Project: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Spring 2019)..

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SOCS 325 Week 2 Activity | Environmental Injustice: Local Sighting of a Landfill

SOCS 325 Week 2 Activity | Environmental Injustice: Local Sighting of a Landfill

SOCS 325 Week 2 Activity: Environmental Injustice: Local Sighting of a Landfill Choose a local example of an environmental injustice (e.g. local sighting of a landfill, power lines, power plant). Research the background of the case, the decision to locate the facility at the site, and the impacts on the local environment and community and submit a paper.  Local Sighting of a Landfill - Summarizing If you have every traveled across country, you would recognize how America has such a v..

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SOCS 325 Week 2 Article Summary | Making Markets Work: By Hawken et al

SOCS 325 Week 2 Article Summary | Making Markets Work: By Hawken et al

SOCS 325 Week 2: Article Detail: Making Markets Work By Hawken et al Assignment Brief: After reading the article “Making Markets Work” located in Doc Sharing, write a paper summarizing, agreeing, disagreeing, responding to, or reflecting your personal thoughts and observations about the article. Article SummaryThe goal of natural capitalism is to extend sound principles of the market to all sources of material value to guarantee that all forms of wealth are as carefully stewarde..

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SOCS 325 Week 2 Discussion 1 | Externalities (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 2 Discussion 1 | Externalities (Graded)

Week 2 DQ 1 (Graded): Define “externalities” as they relate to the price of goods and services, and Examine how they can distort market forces of supply and demand, detailing both positive and negative effects. Let's start by defining externalities in terms of how they connect to the price of goods and services. For better or worse, how do these "externalities" distort .....

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SOCS 325 Week 2 Discussion 2 | Advances in Technology | Version 1 (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 2 Discussion 2 | Advances in Technology | Version 1 (Graded)

Week 2 DQ2 (Version 1) - (Graded) The advances in Technology is a word used to aggregately depict or depict the progressions, capacities, relations, endeavors, perspectives, and information of a particular gathering of persons: we as mankind. The propelled  .....

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SOCS 325 Week 2 Discussion 2 | Advances in Technology | Version 2 (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 2 Discussion 2 | Advances in Technology | Version 2 (Graded)

Week 2 DQ 2 (Version 2) - (Graded):Describe and explain the relationship between the advances in technology and;Such goals as reduced human workloads, environmental and resource stresses, free time, and contentment.Exploring the link between technological advances and environmental changes (or conservation) is to me one of the most fascinating aspects of environmental sociology. To start  .....

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SOCS 325 Week 3 Activity | Applying Theories: Treadmills of Production and Consumption

SOCS 325 Week 3 Activity | Applying Theories: Treadmills of Production and Consumption

SOCS 325 Week 3 Activity Applying Theories: Apply the theory of the interlocking treadmills of production and consumption to schoolwork and the pressure to get a degree, and then an advanced degree, and so on. For example, consider the rising levels of qualifications required to gain a good-paying job and the rising levels of consumption expectations that define what a “good-paying job” is and submit a paper. Education Treadmills of Production and Consumption Since most of us were young we ha..

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SOCS 325 Week 3 Article Summary | The Environmental Injustice of Clean Coal: By Tyree & Greenleaf

SOCS 325 Week 3 Article Summary | The Environmental Injustice of Clean Coal: By Tyree & Greenleaf

SOCS 325 Week 3: Article Detail - Tyree, S., & Greenleaf, M. (2009). The environmental injustice of “clean coal”: expanding the national conversation on carbon capture and storage technology to include an analysis of potential environmental justice impacts. Environmental Justice, 2(4), 167-171. Assignment Brief - After reading the article “The Environmental Injustice of ‘Clean Coal’: Expanding the National Conversation on Carbon Capture and Storage Technology to Include an Analys..

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SOCS 325 Week 3 Collaborative Group Project | Recyclenergy

SOCS 325 Week 3 Collaborative Group Project | Recyclenergy

SOCS 325 Week 3: Collaborative Group Project Recyclenergy Two environmental issues that I feel passionate for are world pollution and recycling. Air pollution can harm us when it accumulates in the air in high enough concentrations. Millions of Americans ... .center { display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 60%; }..

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SOCS 325 Week 3 Discussion 1 | Green Businesses (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 3 Discussion 1 | Green Businesses (Graded)

Week 3 DQ 1 (Graded): Green Businesses: Evaluate and debate the promise, drawbacks, and reality of green businesses such as organic foods and ecotourism. In today's markets the organic industry is booming with multiple options for customers to choose from and with an expanding market comes fierce competition between suppliers. The reason .....

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SOCS 325 Week 3 Discussion 2 | Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 3 Discussion 2 | Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Graded)

Week 3 DQ 2 (Graded): Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: Given Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and its strengths and weaknesses, describe and explain how it relates to consumption and the environment. "A Theory of Human Motivation" was a hypothesis in psychology by Abraham Maslow about a hierarchy of needs. Eventually studying under the perception of people’s inherent .....

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SOCS 325 Week 4 Discussion 1 | Environmental Stress (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 4 Discussion 1 | Environmental Stress (Graded)

Week 4 DQ 1 (Graded): Environmental Stress REMINDER: Please open and respond directly to my posts and your classmates’ posts via the respond link at the bottom of each individual post; do not use the general respond link at the top of the thread. Review the Discussion Posting Guidelines announcement for the requirements regarding quantity and quality of posting. On this thread we’ll explore the relationship between standards of living, fertility rates, hunger, and local environmental stress. T..

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SOCS 325 Week 4 Discussion 2 | Women and Environmental Conditions (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 4 Discussion 2 | Women and Environmental Conditions (Graded)

Week 4 DQ 2 (Graded): Environmental Stress -  Describe the relationship between the status and educational level of women in developing countries and the local economic and environmental conditions. The 21st century has witnessed the rise in recognition of women and their roles in the society. Women have been granted the freedom more than they had for the past centuries. Irrespective, they still suffer .....

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SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Fall 2017)

SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Fall 2017)

Page-1 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)1.   (TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming?2.   (TCO 2) The Conservation Reserve Program was funded in the United States to conserve which of the following precious resources?3.   (TCO 3) Environmental goods and environmental bads are:4.   (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or commodity:5.   (TCO 5..

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SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Fall 2018)

SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Fall 2018)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)1.   (TCO 1) Ecological dialogue can best be summarized as:2.   (TCO 2) Which of the following is the major cause of species extinction?3.   (TCO 3) What environmental problem did the Montreal Protocol seek to address?4.   (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or commodity:5.   (TCO 5) Of the many techniques advertisers use to persuade customers to purchase goods, which is th..

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SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Spring 2016)

SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Spring 2016)

MCQs1.   (TCO 1) Which of the following is a predicted outcome of continued global warming?2.   (TCO 2) The realist-constructionist debate in environmental 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.   (TCO 3) The 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose work led to discovery of the causes ..

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SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Spring 2017)

SOCS 325 Week 4 | Midterm (Spring 2017)

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)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 Reserve Program was funded in the United States to conserve which of the following precious resources?3.   (TCO 3) Environmental goods and environmental bads are:4.   (TCO 4) According to the economist Fred Hirsch, a "positional good" is a good or commodi..

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SOCS 325 Week 5 Activity | Toxins in the Body

SOCS 325 Week 5 Activity | Toxins in the Body

SOCS 325 Week 5 Activity: List some of the toxins that persist in the human body, and the potential sources of those toxins in your environment. What are the substances that your body comes into contact with during a normal day? Make up a dialogue between your body and your environment and submit a paper. Toxins in the Body Eighty thousand toxic chemicals have been released to our environment since the dawn of the industrial revolution and only a few have been tested in order to determine w..

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SOCS 325 Week 5 Article Summary | US Childhood Obesity and Climate Change: By Sheffield & Galvez

SOCS 325 Week 5 Article Summary | US Childhood Obesity and Climate Change: By Sheffield & Galvez

SOCS 325 Week 5: Article Detail - Sheffield, P. E., & Galvez, M. P. (2009). US childhood obesity and climate change: moving toward shared environmental health solutions. Environmental Justice, 2(4), 207-214. Assignment Brief - After reading the article "U.S. Childhood Obesity and Climate Change: Moving Toward Shared Environmental Health Solutions" by Sheffield & Galvez located in Doc Sharing, write a paper summarizing, agreeing, disagreeing, responding to, or reflecting your ..

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SOCS 325 Week 5 Collaborative Group Project | Spring 2019

SOCS 325 Week 5 Collaborative Group Project | Spring 2019

SOCS 325 Week 5: Collaborative Group Project: Spring 2019 Twitter Chat: #Recyclenergy According to Ann Smarty, a social media examiner, “A Twitter chat is a public Twitter conversation around one unique hashtag. This hashtag allows you to follow the discussion and participate in .....

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SOCS 325 Week 5 Discussion 1 | Social and Environmental Consequences (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 5 Discussion 1 | Social and Environmental Consequences (Graded)

Week 5 DQ 1 (Graded):Question: Examine, debate, and explain both the social and environmental consequences of an environmental disaster; such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Bhopal chemical release, Love Canal toxic waste, or any past or recent environmental disaster (i.e., Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill). Environmental Disasters: AnswerThere is no doubt to the fact that environmental disaster has a crucial effect on both the social and environmental consequences .....

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SOCS 325 Week 5 Discussion 2 | Western vs Eastern Societies: Regulation of Toxins (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 5 Discussion 2 | Western vs Eastern Societies: Regulation of Toxins (Graded)

Week 5 DQ 2 (Graded): Question: Discuss and debate how Western societies address risk with regards to the regulation of toxins in the marketplace and environment. Does this differ from Eastern societies? Why? Western & Eastern Societies: Answer It is seen that the western world, composes mostly of developed countries, which makes their societies are very active, especially in making sure that they are being .....

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SOCS 325 Week 6 Activity | Interview a Classmate, Friend or Family Member

SOCS 325 Week 6 Activity | Interview a Classmate, Friend or Family Member

SOCS 325 Week 6 Activity Interview: Interview a classmate (or friend or family member) of the other gender about the way he or she most likes to enjoy nature, or to describe his or her most memorable experience in nature, or to describe the aspect of being “in nature” most feared or most disliked. Then consider the extent to which the kinds of things mentioned differ among men and women and the extent to which they are similar. Last, consider the extent to which any differences in men’s and w..

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SOCS 325 Week 6 Article Summary | A Tapestry of Browns and Greens: By Nalini Nadkarni

SOCS 325 Week 6 Article Summary | A Tapestry of Browns and Greens: By Nalini Nadkarni

SOCS 325 Week 6: Article Detail - A Tapestry Of Browns And Greens” was written by Nalini Nadkarni, a pioneering canopy ecologist and professor at The Evergreen State College. Assignment Brief - After reading the article "A Tapestry of Browns and Greens" located in Doc Sharing, write a paper summarizing, agreeing, disagreeing, responding to, or reflecting your personal thoughts and observations about the article. Article Summary: This article describes detailed accounts of an I..

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SOCS 325 Week 6 Discussion 1 | Religion and The Environment (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 6 Discussion 1 | Religion and The Environment (Graded)

Week 6 DQ 1 (Graded): Question: Evaluate various religions' attitudes towards humanity's relationship with the environment. Religion and The Environment: Answer It was stated by the Director of Publications at the World watch Institute; an environmental research organization based in..

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SOCS 325 Week 6 Discussion 2 | Environmental Concern and Groups (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 6 Discussion 2 | Environmental Concern and Groups (Graded)

Week 6 DQ 2 (Graded): Question: Evaluate how the level of environmental concern varies among different groupings (social, economic, racial, national, etc.) Environmental Concern and Groups: Answer Indeed it is seen that social class or race does affect how people look at the environment. Mainly because the poor people or even racially discarded people live in places that .....

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SOCS 325 Week 7 Activity | Volunteer or Research Problems Faced by Local Environmental Campaign

SOCS 325 Week 7 Activity | Volunteer or Research Problems Faced by Local Environmental Campaign

SOCS 325 Week 7 Activity Volunteer: Volunteer in or research a local environmental campaign for a day and write about the problems the campaign faces in terms of the themes of this week’s reading, using concepts such as knowledge cultivation, the dialogue of solidarities, and double politics in your essay. The paper must be double-spaced, a minimum of two-pages in length, and follow APA format. Local Environmental Campaign: By Alaska Conservation Foundation I spent a lot of time tryi..

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SOCS 325 Week 7 Article Summary | Canopy Walkways for Conservation: By Margaret Lowman

SOCS 325 Week 7 Article Summary | Canopy Walkways for Conservation: By Margaret Lowman

SOCS 325 Week 7: Article Detail - Lowman, M. (2009). Canopy walkways for conservation: a tropical biologist's panacea or fuzzy metrics to justify ecotourism. Biotropica, 41(5), 545-548. Assignment Brief - We are not doing this assignment. Please see the announcement regarding this week’s assignment. In the announcement  above mentioned article is given and following instructions were stated. After reading the article "Canopy Walkways for Conservation: A Tropical Biologist’s..

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SOCS 325 Week 7 Collaborative Group Project | Spring 2019

SOCS 325 Week 7 Collaborative Group Project | Spring 2019

SOCS 325 Week 7: Collaborative Group Project: Spring 2019 Twitter Live Chat: #Recyclenergy In over two weeks, I have prepared myself for my twitter live chat. I will begin by explaining what a twitter chat is, and why is important to participate in a twitter chat. A Twitter chat is .....

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SOCS 325 Week 7 Discussion 1 | The Precautionary Principle (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 7 Discussion 1 | The Precautionary Principle (Graded)

Week 7 DQ 1 (Graded): Question: Examine the precautionary principle and assess the advantages and disadvantages of applying it to environmental problems. The Precautionary Principle: Answer When examining precautionary principles, I’d first hope to find a form of topic with which a rational discussion can be debated concerning any risks or benefits of a chosen topic, as .....

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SOCS 325 Week 7 Discussion 2 | Creating an Ecological Society (Graded)

SOCS 325 Week 7 Discussion 2 | Creating an Ecological Society (Graded)

Week 7 DQ 2 (Graded): Question: Compare and contrast bottom-up and top-down approaches to creating an ecological society, examining the advantages and disadvantages of each. Creating an Ecological Society: Answer To build an ecological society while considering the risks and benefits to using a “bottom-up” or “top-down” approach depends how you like to .....

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SOCS 325 Week 8 Collaborative Group Project Discussion

SOCS 325 Week 8 Collaborative Group Project Discussion

SOCS 325 Week 8: Collaborative Group Project Discussion: Spring 2019 One member of each team must post their teams’ Collaborative Group Project Presentation. Each class member is required to give feedback to a minimum of three group Vision-Board PowerPoints before the closing of Week 8. Reflection Paper Did you consider the chat a success? Why? What would you do differently next time? What challenges did you experience while planning the chat? What frustrations di..

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SOCS 325 Week 8 | Final Exam | Spring 2018

SOCS 325 Week 8 | Final Exam | Spring 2018

Final Exam – Page 11.   (TCO 8) As the Ojibwa people of Grassy Narrows found out, the symptoms of methyl mercury poisoning mimic the effects of: (Points : 5)2.   (TCO 8) In Melanie Dupuis’s phrase NIMB, the B stands for: (Points : 5)3.   (TCO 8) A University of Massachusetts study refutes claims of pervasive environmental racism. Which of the following statements characterizes how this study was conducted? (Points : 5)4.   (TCO 8) Ulrich Beck argues that t..

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