SOC103H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Greenwashing, Symbolic Interactionism, Cornucopia
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Positive checks: increase death rate to prevent overpopulation (war, famine, disease) Preventative check: limit number of live births (abortions, infacide, sexual abstinence: he urges people to use preventative checks so that they won"t suffer if positive checks are used. Malthus" argument was a recognizable piece of functional analysis. It asserts that nature will re-assert societal equilibrium in its own way unless humans take the initiative. Hard to put meaningful numbers on the world"s carrying capacity (# of people who can be supported by available resources at a given technology: as technology improves, carrying capacity increases, feeding more people. Those who take critical theory approach always deny that a social equilibrium is attainable, or that any social arrangement will be an equal benefit for everybody. People in power take actions that benefit themselves the most and support theories that justify their actions.
