(Key words)(Chapter 8) Social construction of nature

Question 1

(definition) Concept

Answer 1

a single idea that is captured in a word or phrase

Question 2

(definition) Constructivist

Answer 2

Putting significance of concepts, ideologies, and social practices to our understanding and making of the world

Question 3

(definition) Co-production

Answer 3

idea that humans and the environment work together to shape ecosystems and natural processes

Question 4

(definition) Discourse

Answer 4

written and spoken communication

Question 5

(definition) Ideologies

Answer 5

value-laden worldviews about how the world is or should be

Question 6

(definition) Narratives

Answer 6

a story with a beginning and end

Question 7

(definition) Nature

Answer 7

It’s impossible to separate world into natural and human components

Question 8

(definition) Race

Answer 8

category that distinguish people based on their skin colour

Question 9

⭐️(definition) Relativism

Answer 9

it challenges the idea of universal truths and believes that all beliefs, facts, and truths are shaped by the specific contexts they come from

Question 10

⭐️(definition) Signifying practices

Answer 10

modes and methods of representation

Question 11

(definition) Social construction

Answer 11

the idea that the society shaped beliefs, norms and ideas

Question 12

(definition) Social context

Answer 12

the background or situation that influences how people act and think

Question 13

(definition) Wilderness

Answer 13

a land that is not affected by human force