Soc. 101 - Social Problems
C. McGehee, Instructor

                                
                       STUDY GUIDE WEEK 9


Discuss the relationship between the transition from cottage industry to the factory
system on the environment.

What problems has the massive utilization of fuel produced for future fuel sources?

Define and discuss the following terms and explain their relevance to understanding
the relationship between the transition to the factory system and the environment:

                  carrying capacity
                  phantom acreage
                  draw down
                  overshoot
                  crash
                  entropy
                  the greenhouse effect
                  ozone layer
                  "the commons"

What four dimensions of "overshoot" were discussed in class.  Discuss their
implications for the future of our society and "the American Way of Life."

Remember laissez faire capitalism?  Discuss the relationship between laissez faire
capitalism and overshoot.

Discuss the problems of "nature as investment" for the future of the environment.

What is meant by the term "carcinogen"?  Compare and contrast "natural" and non-
natural carcinogens.

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