Question 1
In the United States, heavy industrial polluters are often located near African American communities. What does this example illustrate?
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toxic prejudice◦
eco-racial discrimination◦
ecological insensitivity◦
environmental racismQuestion 2
Kendall and Sakura are discussing the relative merits of nuclear power in light of the consequences of the tsunami that damaged the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. Kendall defends the overall safety of nuclear energy by pointing out that the damage was caused by a natural disaster as opposed to any human error. Sakura responds by asserting that, according to some sociologists, these kinds of disasters are predictable consequences of the complexity of new technology. What is Sakura referencing?
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statistical anomalies◦
normal accidents◦
catastrophic outliers◦
natural hazards