Assignment 3
Instructions: Write a 3-4-page double-spaced paper (100 points)
Write each question down and provide a response underneath it or you can copy and paste the questions in Q & A format. Repeat the process for all the questions.
Respond to the questions below.
Read Chapter 17
1. Why are environmental problems necessarily global in scope? As part of your answer, give an example of the interrelatedness, whereby changes to any part of the natural environment ripple throughout the global system.
2.Explain how technological advance has contributed to greater stress on the natural environment. Is the Information Revolution “greener” than the Industrial Revolution?
3.What do you think is the most serious environmental problem for people in the United States? What about for the world as a whole? Explain your responses.
4. Provide insights gained from applying sociology’s theoretical approaches to environmental issues. What is one limitation of each approach?