CADS 2000 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
Three pillars of sustainability and what happens if we only achieve 2 of 3 pillars - ANS-
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 - ANS-o What's seen from the outside
o What's going on underneath (more)
Types of subcultures - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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) - ANS-inclusive, just, and resilient societies
World Bank 5 things to know about social sustainability - ANS-#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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-true
The practice of judging one culture by the standards of another culture is called? - ANS-
ethnocentrism
According to the EPA Sustainability Primer: protecting, maintaining, and restoring
access to basic resources for current and future generations is referred to as: - ANS-
resource security
What is a cultural value for the United States? - ANS-good health, education, and
freedom
ecology - ANS-living things, the environment, and their interactions
ideology - ANS-certain thinking of a group or social class
world view - ANS-shared ideas and principles of a society
ethos - ANS-set of moral principles
social system - ANS-patterned network of relationships
The movement of the entire earth becoming one culture is: - ANS-monoculture
Answers
Three pillars of sustainability and what happens if we only achieve 2 of 3 pillars - ANS-
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 - ANS-o What's seen from the outside
o What's going on underneath (more)
Types of subcultures - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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) - ANS-inclusive, just, and resilient societies
World Bank 5 things to know about social sustainability - ANS-#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 - ANS-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 - ANS-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. - ANS-true
The practice of judging one culture by the standards of another culture is called? - ANS-
ethnocentrism
According to the EPA Sustainability Primer: protecting, maintaining, and restoring
access to basic resources for current and future generations is referred to as: - ANS-
resource security
What is a cultural value for the United States? - ANS-good health, education, and
freedom
ecology - ANS-living things, the environment, and their interactions
ideology - ANS-certain thinking of a group or social class
world view - ANS-shared ideas and principles of a society
ethos - ANS-set of moral principles
social system - ANS-patterned network of relationships
The movement of the entire earth becoming one culture is: - ANS-monoculture
