March 18th, 2019 
admin1. (TCO 1) What environmental threats and issues does environmental sociology and environmental sociologists try to solve? List some. Which are short-term and long-term issues? Pick one of these threats and or issues and describe how you would try to solve it as an environmental sociologist.(Points : 30)
2.(TCO 2) Describe the environmental impact of industry and how it influences human health. Provide a few examples of these impacts. Also describe in detail how some of these environmental risks and disasters impact human health by causing illness and even death.(Points : 30)
3.(TCO 4) Describe what materialism is and how someone can be materialistic. Give a few detailed examples. Identify why environmental sociologists are so interested in studying materialism. What are some ways our society can be less materialistic? What are some of the positives and negatives of materialism?(Points : 30)
4.(TCO 6) Describe the economics and politics of implementing green technology in our society. Why are we so slow to move toward this type of green technology and away from petroleum? Compare and contrast which forms of green technology might realistically be built in the next 10 years. Which ones do you think need to wait untila future to bebuilt and why?(Points : 30)
5.(TCO 7) Describe in detail our population’s impact on the environment. Provide a few detailed examples. Also compare and contrast population rates in different parts of the world. Which areas are increasing more than others and why? Do you think the human population will continue to always increase?(Points : 30)
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