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...
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 .....
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 .....
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 .....
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 .....
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 .....
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..
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 .....
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 .....
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 .....
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..
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 .....
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 .....
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 .....
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..