Mike believes that since the majority of the world's population lives in middle-income countries,it stands to reason that middle-income countries are to blame for overconsumption.Why might sociologists critique this idea?
A)They would note that the world's resources are infinite.
B)They would respond that human creativity can create synthetic alternatives to replace whatever we might use up due to so-called "overconsumption."
C)Sociologists would reply that studying the economy is a useless exercise in abstraction-preferring instead to focus on culture.
D)Sociologists would point out that the high-income countries, despite having fewer people than middle-income countries, consume more resources.
E)They would suggest that we cannot worry about finitude on the planet with advanced space programs in place to explore other worlds and possibilities.

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Sociologists would critique the idea that middle-income countries are solely to blame for overconsumption by pointing out that high-income countries, despite having a smaller population, actually consume more resources. This highlights the role of power and inequality in global consumption patterns, rather than simply blaming middle-income countries for overconsumption.

Mike Believes That Since the Majority of the World's Population