How did the Brundtland Commission (1987) define sustainable development ?

A. development that protects the environment for future generations even at the expense of the present generation
B. development which meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
C. a type of development which put the interests of developing countries ahead of the interests of the rich nations
D. development that is capable of maintaining sustainable economic growth for all countries of the world

Related Mcqs:

Supporters of sustainable development are arguing for_____________?
A. more resource to be directed towards economic growth
B. more resources to be put into Third World development
C. growth that minimizes resource depletion and pollution
D. fewer resources to be directed towards economic growth
Supporters of sustainable development are arguing for________________?
A. more resources to be directed towards economic growth
B. more resources to be put into Third World development
C. growth that minimizes resource depletion and pollution
D. fewer resources to be directed towards economic growth
Which of the following are NOT factors involved in whether or not people define a situation as crowded ?
A. duration and predictability
B. frame of mind and environmental setting
C. the sex and race of individuals present
D. intensification of people’s definition of the situation
Which of the following suggested that the punishments established within a culture help to define acceptable behavior and thus contribute to stability ?
A. William Chambliss
B. Emile Durkheim
C. Richard Quinney
D. Stanley Milgram
An important aspect of labelling theory is the recognition that some people or groups have the power to define labels and apply them to others This view recalls the emphasis placed on the social significance of power by the______________?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. anomie theory of deviance
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan is Fighting for_________________?
A. Organizational development
B. Human rights
C. Social integrity
D. None of these
The development of computers and the increased use of the internet are examples of what source of social change ?
A. clashes over resources and values
B. diffusion
C. the mass media
D. innovation
The Functionalist view on social change sees development and modernization both________________?
A. necessary and functional
B. slow and adaptive
C. responsive but counterproductive
D. humanistic and rational
E. abnormal and troublesome
Psychological positivism stresses the key role that _______ plays in the development of conformist of criminal belief systems?
A. pre-natal nutrition
B. hormones
C. genetic abnormalities
D. early childhood
E. adolescence
The theorist who associated city life with the development of a blase attitude was____________?
A. Tonnies
B. Simmel
C. Weber
D. Wirth