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Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?

Which of the following is a criticism of the sick role ?

A. Patients judgments regarding their own state of health may be related to their gender age social class and ethnic group
B. The sick role may be more applicable to people experiencing short-term illnesses than those with recurring long-term illnesses
C. Even simple factors such as whether a person is employed or not seem to affect willingness to assume the sick role
D. all of the above

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For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to_____________?

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For Thomas Robert Malthus the appropriate way to control population was to_____________?

A. use artificial means of birth control
B. postpone marriage
C. pass legislation prohibiting families from having more than one child
D. do all of the above

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GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________?

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GM crops are different from anything that has existed before because ______________?

A. they are produced by techniques of cross-breeding
B. they are capable of drastically improving agricultural yields
C. they involve transplanting genes between different organisms
D. they have become front-page stories in the news everyday

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In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ?

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In the on-going climate change debates which of these groups is least likely to be identified as having an interest in overemphasizing the need for global action on climate change ?

A. the media
B. fossil fuel corporations
C. academic climate change researchers
D. countries such as the Maldives at risk of rising sea levels

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Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometer ?

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Which of the following vehicles emits the most carbon per passenger per kilometer ?

A. single-occupancy light truck
B. high-occupancy city bus
C. long-haul aero plane
D. high-speed coal-fired train

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Which of the following is not part of ecological modernization theory ?

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Which of the following is not part of ecological modernization theory ?

A. environmental protection and economic growth are incompatible aims
B. environmental protection cannot be achieved without high tech solutions
C. an ecological form of economic growth is possible
D. consumer demand and market mechanisms can bring about ecologically benign outcomes

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Which one of these statements is correct _______________?

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Which one of these statements is correct _______________?

A. global warming is simply another term for the greenhouse effect
B. global warming is a problem caused mainly by unregulated industrialization in the develog countries
C. global warming is the rise in average temperature at Earth’s surface
D. global warming is an entirely natural phenomenon

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