Question 1

Ingo Potrykus's genetically modified golden rice,bolstered with vitamin A,may prevent health problems for millions of poor children.Nonetheless,this rice is considered controversial.In what ways does,or might,the invention of golden rice illustrate the sociological paradox of this chapter: Society invents technologies to minimize dangers from nature,but those same inventions create new risks that need to be managed? Describe how golden rice is designed to solve a problem.Describe how it could create new risks.

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Question 2

What are the agricultural trends of the green revolution? What have been the positive chain reactions and risks associated with it?

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Question 3

How do organic products influence social status both for the individual consumer and for the farms that produce them? What are some advantages and disadvantages of producing organic food on large farms (or megafarms)?

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Question 4

Although the Human Genome Project has increased our understanding of everything from disease to race,it has also raised concerns.Describe a specific example of how this new scientific information could be socially problematic.

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Question 5

What are the benefits and risks of genetically modified organisms? Do you think the benefits outweigh the risks?

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Question 6

You are studying global warming from a sociological perspective.List and describe three important issues you would investigate.

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Quiz 17: Science,the Environment,and Society

What are the agricultural trends of the green revolution? What have been the positive chain reactions and risks associated with it?

How do organic products influence social status both for the individual consumer and for the farms that produce them? What are some advantages and disadvantages of producing organic food on large farms (or megafarms)?

Although the Human Genome Project has increased our understanding of everything from disease to race,it has also raised concerns.Describe a specific example of how this new scientific information could be socially problematic.

What are the benefits and risks of genetically modified organisms? Do you think the benefits outweigh the risks?

You are studying global warming from a sociological perspective.List and describe three important issues you would investigate.