CADS 2000 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
EPA Sustainability Primer (review social topics) - Answers - use picture
Cradle to Cradle o CH5: Respect Diversity - Answers -
Three pillars of sustainability and what happens if we only achieve 2 of 3 pillars -
Answers - 1. social 2. environmental 3. economic if we only achieve two out of the
three, we get Social + Economic = Equitable
Social + Environmental = Bearable
Economic + Environmental = Viable
Iceberg model of culture - Answers - o What's seen from the outside
o What's going on underneath (more)
Types of subcultures - Answers - o Gender
o Social class
o Ethnic groups
§ Ethnicity: social group that shares a common and distinctive culture
o Generations
o Subculture—the culture of a meso-level subcommunity that distinguishes itself in a
larger society
o Microculture—groups or organizations that affect only a small segment of one's life
o Counterculture—a group with expectations and values that strongly disagree with the
main values of society (ex: Amish people)
o Gender roles
§ Male
§ Female
§ Androgyny
Assimilation & acculturation - Answers - o Acculturation—incorporating values and
beliefs of a different culture into one's life (salad)
o Assimilation—becoming like the dominant culture (melting pot)
Hofstede's cultural dimensions - Answers - POWER DISTANCE INDEX (PDI)
INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS COLLECTIVISM (IDV) MASCULINITY VERSUS
FEMININITY (MAS) UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE INDEX (UAI) LONG-TERM
ORIENTATION VERSUS SHORT-TERM NORMATIVE ORIENTATION (LTO)
INDULGENCE VERSUS RESTRAINT (IVR)
Social sustainability (building blocks) - Answers - inclusive, just, and resilient societies
, World Bank 5 things to know about social sustainability - Answers - #1: Social
sustainability is about inclusive and resilient societies where citizens have a voice and
governments respond. #2: Social inclusion is about creating opportunities for all people
and addressing deep-rooted systemic inequalities #3: Empowerment is about
supporting people to be drivers of their own solutions #4: Creating resilient societies
requires working in the most fragile and difficult environments #5: The Environmental
and Social Framework is an integral part of social sustainability
Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Answers - o Diversity: of people, perspectives
§ internal: diversity with employees
§ external: customers—black-owned businesses
o Equity: in policy, practice, and position
§ Not giving everyone the same thing—provide people with what they need to get the
same results
o inclusion: via power, voice, and organizational culture
§ board diversity
§ inclusive products
Corporate social responsibility - Answers - o Shareholders & stakeholders
o Corporate philanthropy
o Cause-related marketing
o Social entrepreneurship
o Social Marketing
The average rate of consuming resources and producing waste in the more developed
world is 32 times greater than in the developing world. - Answers - true
The practice of judging one culture by the standards of another culture is called? -
Answers - ethnocentrism
According to the EPA Sustainability Primer: protecting, maintaining, and restoring
access to basic resources for current and future generations is referred to as: - Answers
- resource security
What is a cultural value for the United States? - Answers - good health, education, and
freedom
ecology - Answers - living things, the environment, and their interactions
ideology - Answers - certain thinking of a group or social class
world view - Answers - shared ideas and principles of a society
ethos - Answers - set of moral principles
social system - Answers - patterned network of relationships
ACCURATE ANSWERS
EPA Sustainability Primer (review social topics) - Answers - use picture
Cradle to Cradle o CH5: Respect Diversity - Answers -
Three pillars of sustainability and what happens if we only achieve 2 of 3 pillars -
Answers - 1. social 2. environmental 3. economic if we only achieve two out of the
three, we get Social + Economic = Equitable
Social + Environmental = Bearable
Economic + Environmental = Viable
Iceberg model of culture - Answers - o What's seen from the outside
o What's going on underneath (more)
Types of subcultures - Answers - o Gender
o Social class
o Ethnic groups
§ Ethnicity: social group that shares a common and distinctive culture
o Generations
o Subculture—the culture of a meso-level subcommunity that distinguishes itself in a
larger society
o Microculture—groups or organizations that affect only a small segment of one's life
o Counterculture—a group with expectations and values that strongly disagree with the
main values of society (ex: Amish people)
o Gender roles
§ Male
§ Female
§ Androgyny
Assimilation & acculturation - Answers - o Acculturation—incorporating values and
beliefs of a different culture into one's life (salad)
o Assimilation—becoming like the dominant culture (melting pot)
Hofstede's cultural dimensions - Answers - POWER DISTANCE INDEX (PDI)
INDIVIDUALISM VERSUS COLLECTIVISM (IDV) MASCULINITY VERSUS
FEMININITY (MAS) UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE INDEX (UAI) LONG-TERM
ORIENTATION VERSUS SHORT-TERM NORMATIVE ORIENTATION (LTO)
INDULGENCE VERSUS RESTRAINT (IVR)
Social sustainability (building blocks) - Answers - inclusive, just, and resilient societies
, World Bank 5 things to know about social sustainability - Answers - #1: Social
sustainability is about inclusive and resilient societies where citizens have a voice and
governments respond. #2: Social inclusion is about creating opportunities for all people
and addressing deep-rooted systemic inequalities #3: Empowerment is about
supporting people to be drivers of their own solutions #4: Creating resilient societies
requires working in the most fragile and difficult environments #5: The Environmental
and Social Framework is an integral part of social sustainability
Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Answers - o Diversity: of people, perspectives
§ internal: diversity with employees
§ external: customers—black-owned businesses
o Equity: in policy, practice, and position
§ Not giving everyone the same thing—provide people with what they need to get the
same results
o inclusion: via power, voice, and organizational culture
§ board diversity
§ inclusive products
Corporate social responsibility - Answers - o Shareholders & stakeholders
o Corporate philanthropy
o Cause-related marketing
o Social entrepreneurship
o Social Marketing
The average rate of consuming resources and producing waste in the more developed
world is 32 times greater than in the developing world. - Answers - true
The practice of judging one culture by the standards of another culture is called? -
Answers - ethnocentrism
According to the EPA Sustainability Primer: protecting, maintaining, and restoring
access to basic resources for current and future generations is referred to as: - Answers
- resource security
What is a cultural value for the United States? - Answers - good health, education, and
freedom
ecology - Answers - living things, the environment, and their interactions
ideology - Answers - certain thinking of a group or social class
world view - Answers - shared ideas and principles of a society
ethos - Answers - set of moral principles
social system - Answers - patterned network of relationships
