According to Robbins & Dowty, famine usually results from an inability to efficiently distribute food surpluses on a global scale.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Key points in Lionel Robbins’ definition:(a) Wants are unlimited(b) Means are limited(c) Wants are not gradable(d) Means have alternative uses.Options:(1) a and b(2) b and c(3) a, b and d(4) a, b, c, and d

Robbins & Dowty would assert that consumerism as a social and cultural practice has little connection to social stratification/inequality.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

According to Robbins & Dowty, the consumer society that we see in the Global North/First World/wealthy countries is increasingly being replicated by many other countries in the world.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Robbins & Dowty would assert that the commercialization of childhood has tended to create cultural narratives and histories that discourage and critically challenge a consumer culture.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

The film “Food, Inc.” illustrated all of the following trends discussed in class and Robbins & Dowty except for:Group of answer choicesthe increasing capital intensity of agriculture.the widespread/mainstream turn to traditional/peasant farming.the increasing energy input intensity of agriculturethe increasing consolidation of agriculture,