According to Beck and Blair (2008):
a. the Kiribati worldview of consumption is far different from industrialized nations worldview of consumption.
b. the Kiribati have no desire to participate in environment protection measures
c. the Kiribati are the fourth largest users of oil in the world.
d. the Kiribati are the sixth largest users of electricity in the world.
e. the Kiribati are unfamiliar with global warming and climate change.
Question 2
Because of the potential harmful effects of climate change,
a. policy makers should ignore climate change.
b. policy makers should visit communities most effected by global warming.
c. policy makers must reassess their basic assumptions about climate change and make significant changes.
d. collaboration for solutions should be avoided since most cultures creating climate changes are unaffected by such changes.
e. anthropologists should not intervene to prevent danger to themselves.
U.S. Energy Consumption
Globalized Consumption
National lead measurements, 1984 - 2008
Per capita consumption of power is high in the developed world and highest in the United States
Global energy consumption is rising rapidly
Cultural Attitudes Toward Insect Consumption