Lecture 6 Flashcards
Environmental Problems
why are environmental problems one of the greatest problems we face today?
CEG
- they have the greatest potential for catastrophic results
- economy is set up to resist environmental protection
- it is a global problem that requires a global solution but nations are more competitive than cooperative
what is drawdown?
when the effects of global warming begin to decrease on a year to year basis
what escalated environmental problems?
GEP
- The growing human population creates greater strain on the environment
- exploiting natural resources
- not prioritizing the environment over the economy
what is an externality?
a side effect of an action that affects someone else, and it’s not reflected in the costs or benefits of that action
what is a regulation?
a rule of law that aims to restrict certain actions
what is path dependency?
the tendency to stay in current trajectories rather than change to a new one
what is evolutionary sociology theory?
shows societies change from simple beginnings to even more complex ones
what is the moral foundation for harm and care?
the ability to empathize with others
what is the moral foundation of fairness and reciprocity?
treating others fairly
what is the moral foundation theory of in-group loyalty?
we differ in who we consider our in group
what is nationalism?
identifying with ones own nation
what is cosmopolitan?
believing that you are a citizen of the world
what is the moral foundation theory of authority and respect?
we differ in who we choose to respect as authority
what is the moral foundation theory of purity and sanctity?
staying away from things that violate the idea of purity
what parts of the moral foundation theory are under individualizing?
care and fairness
what parts of the moral foundation theory are under bonding?
authority, purity, in group loyalty
what is immediacy bias?
when people focus on the immediate issue to get instant gratification rather than the long term issue
what is affinity or in-group bias?
tendency to gravitate to people that align with you own beliefs and background
what are echo chambers?
when a person is in an environment that only has his or her beliefs
what is the primary critique of capitalism?
the unchecked power of money
who created the competition as an external coercive law?
Karl Marx
what is competition as ‘external coercive law?
businesses with the most money and power tend to run smaller corporations out of business
what is an unfair share solution?
despite one person not carrying their own weight, the rest of the people in the group do the work otherwise
what is the everyone loses solution?
when one person decides not the put in the work so everyone else does the same
what are social contracts?
when all parties in a situation require trust
what is violent enforcement?
when one person does not want to put in work so violence is used to enforce the rules
