________ Entails Eliminating a Specific Threat or Risk, Usually by Eliminating

question 28

Multiple Choice

________ entails eliminating a specific threat or risk, usually by eliminating its causes, making a change in the design, making a change in requirements, or changing technology to remove the risk entirely. It's important to recognize that avoiding the risk may also avoid associated benefits.

• A) Risk avoidance
• B) Risk acceptance
• C) Risk transference
• D) Risk mitigation

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Definitions:

Scarcity

The fundamental economic problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants in a world of limited resources, which leads to various forms of competition for resources.

Cumulative Social Effects

The accumulating impact of societal actions and behaviors over time, affecting future social structures, norms, and individual behaviors.

Friedman and Hechter

Scholars known for their contributions to sociological theory, particularly in the areas of rational choice theory and the analysis of social norms and structures.

Social Institutions

Organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs, such as the family, education, government, and religion.