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Sustainability and Environmentalism: Trends, Practices, and Challenges, Quizzes of Family psychology

Various aspects of sustainability and environmentalism, including trends, practices, and challenges. Topics covered include eco-consciousness, need recognition, water use and conservation, energy consumption and savings, pollution, noise pollution, waste reduction, and air quality. The document also touches upon financial management and social class.

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Uploaded on 04/16/2011

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TERM 1
sustainable development
DEFINITION 1
Pattern of resource use to meet human needs while
preserving the environment so that these needs can be met
not only in the present, but also for generations to come.
TERM 2
3 R's solution
DEFINITION 2
Reducing, Reusing, Recycling
TERM 3
What are involved in environmental
problems?
DEFINITION 3
Trends, practices, preferences, and variations in human
behavior.
TERM 4
stewardship
DEFINITION 4
Responsibility for preserving what we inherited.
TERM 5
The ecosystem and environmentalism
DEFINITION 5
Systems approach emphasizes interconnectedness and
interaction between different systems, which are composed
of living and nonliving things.
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sustainable development

Pattern of resource use to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present, but also for generations to come. TERM 2

3 R's solution

DEFINITION 2 Reducing, Reusing, Recycling TERM 3

What are involved in environmental

problems?

DEFINITION 3 Trends, practices, preferences, and variations in human behavior. TERM 4

stewardship

DEFINITION 4 Responsibility for preserving what we inherited. TERM 5

The ecosystem and environmentalism

DEFINITION 5 Systems approach emphasizes interconnectedness and interaction between different systems, which are composed of living and nonliving things.

living systems

Living systems are open self-organizing living things that interact with their environment. TERM 7

family ecosystem

DEFINITION 7 Subsystem of human's ecology that emphasizes relationships b/w families and environment. TERM 8

ecology

DEFINITION 8 Study of how living things relate to their natural environment. TERM 9

ecosystem

DEFINITION 9 Subsystem of human ecology that emphasizes relationships between an organism and their environment. TERM 10

habitat

DEFINITION 10 Place where an organism lives and the surrounding external conditions.

degrees of ecoconsciousness

Anti-environmentalist, passive, pro-environmentalist. TERM 17

problem-recognition

DEFINITION 17 Seeing the need to change lifestyle in order to help improve the environment. TERM 18

need recognition

DEFINITION 18 Person realizes they need a resource. TERM 19

oppurtunity recognition

DEFINITION 19 Lack of resources causes lack of oppurtunities to access it. TERM 20

How does federal govt communicate

environmental information?

DEFINITION 20 News releases, press conferences, warnings, legislations, television, magazine, newspapers, radio, and families.

How many species of plants and animals die

everyday?

TERM 22

Cause of species extinction?

DEFINITION 22 Human encroachment. TERM 23

Pollution

DEFINITION 23 Introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem. TERM 24

How much of an increase in water use since

DEFINITION 24 Six fold. TERM 25

Main types of water contamination

DEFINITION 25 Chlorinated water, trialomethanes, lead, PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyles), pathogenic bacteria and viruses,

How much electricity is used by US every

year?

50% of electricity produced worldwide. TERM 32

average number of kilowatts used in a

conventional home

DEFINITION 32 20,000 to 30,000 kilowatt hours TERM 33

What is electricity used

for?

DEFINITION 33 60% for space heating and cooling, 20% for hot water, 20% for cooking/refrigerating, 10% for lighting and appliances. Remaining for standing charges and maintainence. TERM 34

quick ways to save

energy

DEFINITION 34 improve insulation, weatherstripping, add alterations to house (i.e. adding storm windows, adding overhangs, shutting drapes and doors), mend cracks in walls, windows, and doors. TERM 35

forms of insulation

DEFINITION 35 Rigid panels or sheets of insulation, Batts, blown insulation, vapor-proof barrier of strong plastic, double or triple glazed windows, weatherstrip around doors and windows, window awnings, insulated drapes, plant oaks and maples around house.

why plant oaks and maples around house?

Leaves shield house during summer, then fall off during winter and allow heat to hit house. TERM 37

other energy-saving tips

DEFINITION 37 install computerized thermostat, turn down water heater, keep refrigerator temp between 38-42 degrees Fahrenheit, freezer kept at 0-5 degrees Fahrenheit, use smaller appliances, and replace old appliances with newer and more effecient appliances. TERM 38

lower energy appliances

DEFINITION 38 Dimmer switches, lighting areas for specific needs, fluorescent lightbulbs, use light colored paint on house and furniture, replace old lamps with new efficient ones, turn off lights when not being used, check energy guide on new appliances before buying. TERM 39

noise pollution

DEFINITION 39 Excessive, displeasing human, animal or machine-created environmental noise that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. TERM 40

practical ways to reduce noise

DEFINITION 40

  1. Find housing away from noisy traffic airports schools and factories 2) plant barrier trees and hedges, put bedrooms in quieter parts of house3) buy quieter appliances4) keep volume on tv and radios low5) heavy drapes, solid doors6) double or triple paned windows7) brick or concrete walls8) soft surfaces rather than metallic.

threats to air quality

Too much ozone, airborne particles, sulfur oxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, and carbon monoxides. TERM 47

sources of air pollution

DEFINITION 47 Cars, trucks, motorcycles, airplanes, trains, buses, boats, factories, drycleaners, homes, oil refineries. TERM 48

Top 10 air pollutants in US

DEFINITION 48 Second-hand smoke, biological contaminants attached to air- borne dust, particulates (solid particles), household products, carbon monoxide, radon, volatile organic compounds (new smell from carpets, wood cabinets, pesticides), lead, and asbestos. TERM 49

ways to reduce air pollution

DEFINITION 49 Use solid deodarants, keep car tuned, use bikes instead of cars, don't smoke, air out house, clean heaters and air conditioner filters regularly, use dehumidifier to keep humidity below 65%, use safe building materials and installation methods, put green plants in house and workplace. TERM 50

positive ecology

DEFINITION 50 shift to less harmful energy sources, think more holistically, become greener consumer, reduce waste and pollution, and pass down environmental values to children and other members of society.

what kind of process is financial

management?

Transforming process. TERM 52

planning steps for financial success

DEFINITION 52 Identify financial goals, collect information about one's financial picture, analyze resources, and make financial decisions. TERM 53

actions involved in money management

DEFINITION 53 Spending, Saving, and Investing. TERM 54

post planning involved in money

management

DEFINITION 54 Evaluating performance of money management from time to time. TERM 55

budget

DEFINITION 55 A guide to spending.

how to establish good credit

Maintain a checking account, pay bills promptly, and carrying using and paying off each month a gasoline or department store credit card. TERM 62

how to qualify for a mortgage or large loan

DEFINITION 62 Residential stability, job stability, education, income, previous home ownership, and your ratio of debt to income. TERM 63

how to make wise buying decisions with

credit cards

DEFINITION 63 Keep financial plan in mind, and if an item is not on the plan DO NOT BUY! TERM 64

liquidity

DEFINITION 64 How quickly one can transform assets into cash. TERM 65

investments

DEFINITION 65 Investment is putting money into something with the expectation of profit. I.e. stocks, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and retirement funds.

insurance

A form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent, uncertain loss. TERM 67

what form of insurance can liquify?

DEFINITION 67 Only life insurance. TERM 68

term life insurance

DEFINITION 68 Life insurance which provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time, the relevant term. Used to achieve only a short-term goal. TERM 69

whole life insurance

DEFINITION 69 Life insurance policy that remains in force for the insured's whole life and requires (in most cases) premiums to be paid every year into the policy. TERM 70

what should childrearing be looked at as?

DEFINITION 70 An investment, supposedly $300,000 to raise a child.

doing very well

5% of pop. and make $75,000 a year TERM 77

middle american dream

DEFINITION 77 17% of pop. and $50,000 a year TERM 78

Average America

DEFINITION 78 17% of pop. and $40,000 a year TERM 79

just getting along

DEFINITION 79 17% of pop. and $30,000-$40,000 a year TERM 80

having a hard time

DEFINITION 80 20% of pop. and $25,000-$30,

The poor

20% of pop. and under $16,000 a year TERM 82

how many families live in poverty in

america?

DEFINITION 82 22.1 million families TERM 83

how much savings is ideal for a family of

four?

DEFINITION 83 6 months income in savings, insurance for all members, and retirement plan when income becomes fixed. TERM 84

what kind of women do most men

marry?

DEFINITION 84 women of a lower class than themselves (less education, little poorer, younger). TERM 85

what happens to the pool of potential mates

for women?

DEFINITION 85 shrinks as women grow older, become more educated, and get richer.

effects of women working as well as their

husbands

women having less time for child care, declining birth rate, blurring the sex role distinction, pressure to be career woman and homemaker, social stigma, personal identity and self-esteem problems, guilt over lack of child care, social network dilemmas, and dilemmas of multiple-role cycling. TERM 92

problems for last of baby boomers (1960-

DEFINITION 92 first generation of americans that won't increase their wealth to the level of their parents bc of inflation.