A. genetic modification of crops
B. volcanic eruptions
C. global warming
D. the threat of nuclear war
Related Mcqs:
- The term manufactured risk refers to_______________?
A. risks which result from human interaction with the natural world
B. risks associated with the activities of manufacturing industries
C. risks that have been exaggerated by the output of the media
D. risks that only affect advanced industrial economies - Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?
A. traditional authority
B. rational argument
C. personal qualities
D. collective wealth - Charismatic leaders build a following based upon which of the following ?
A. traditional authority
B. rational argument
C. personal qualities
D. collective wealth - Which of the following is not a characteristic of ideology according to the critical conception of ideology ?
A. neutral
B. misleading
C. illusory
D. distorting - Which of the following has not been central to feminist theorizing ?
A. male domination in society
B. male bias in sociological theory
C. the gendered character of knowledge
D. the experience of black women - Which of the following theorists rejects the notion of essential categories of male and female through her discussion of the performative aspect of gender ?
A. Joan Acker
B. Judith Butler
C. Helene Cixous
D. Simone de Beauvoir - Which of the following ins NOT a key theme in Michel Foucault’s writing ?
A. the hyperreality of media imagery
B. the significance of expert discourses
C. societies use of surveillance and discipline
D. the archaeology of scientific knowledge - Which of the following was not a key development leading to the birth of sociology ?
A. Enlightenment thinkers/philosophers
B. The Industrial Revolution
C. Globalization
D. Renaissance thinkers/philosophers
E. The rapid expansion of colonialism - Which of the following is an aspect of culture ?
A. a comic book
B. patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States
C. burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot
D. all of the above - Which of the following is not a mode of production ?
A. feudalism
B. communism
C. capitalism
D. liberalism
