18. Invironmental problems are rarely evenly distributed across a society. Why i

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18. Invironmental problems are rarely evenly distributed across a society. Why is this the case? (p. 187) a) The sociohistorical process of inequality b) A combination of social power and the acceptance of utilitarian arguments c) Corporations organize themselves in order to shield themselves from blame d) Discrete events-environmental catastrophes, health scares, and natural disasters True or False: Please indicate whether the following statements are true or false by circling the correct answer. Babies that are conceived between April and July, the prominent time period for pesticide application, are more likely to have birth defects, including Down's Syndrome, club foot, cleft lip, and other troubles. (p. 176) 19. True False In 2009, organic food sales rose at three times the rate of non- organic food sales. (p. 178) 20. True False In the United States, 8 out of 10 consumers use organic products with their children's' health in mind (p. 178) 21. True False The World Health Organization has banned all dangerous pesticides and the ones that are used today are not at all dangerous to human health. (p. 178) 22. True False Empirical studies of environmental justice rarely find evidence of inequality. (p. 180) 23. True False The invironment is the zone of the body's perpetual interaction with the environment. (p. 167) 24. True False The philosopher John Rawls argued that injustice is when inequalities are not arranged to the benefit of everyone. (p. 183) 25. True False 26. True False

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Ans 18 b) A combnation of social power and the acceptance of utilitarian arguments.

The invironmental problems are not distributed uniformly as there is always a powerful social power that suppresses and masks these events. The people have been believing in their so called positive statements that guaranteed progress and good future.

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