Question 1

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
-Glennon reports the following water problem:

Accepted Answer

Glennon discusses multiple water problems in the context of the Straight River, including threats to trout fishing, toxic chemicals in wells, and loss of water in the aquifer.

Question 2

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
-From a sociological and particularly a functionalist perspective, Glennon's account of the process of producing potatoes for french fries demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

Glennon's account highlights the unanticipated consequences that arise from consumer preferences for larger french fries, impacting the size and type of potatoes farmers grow. This is an example of latent functions that go beyond what producers expect. There is no mention of system dysfunction, serendipity or flows of information and power/control.

Question 3

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON
-The corporation driving the events in Glennon's narrative is:

Accepted Answer

The narrative involves McDonald's, which is known for its demand for potatoes to make French fries, impacting water resources.

Quiz 6: Social Control and Organizational Power

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON -Glennon reports the following water problem:

Size Does Count, at Least for French Fries: Minnesota's Straight River (from Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters) ROBERT GLENNON -The corporation driving the events in Glennon's narrative is: