According to the Case in Point on Saving the Elephant

question 198

Multiple Choice

According to the Case in Point on Saving the Elephant, granting exclusive and transferable property rights in elephants to the villagers of Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in southern Africa:

• A)led to exclusive and transferable hunting licenses, which allowed a few hunters to kill some elephants.
• B)may have been responsible for the over hunting of elephants in those countries.
• C)resulted in extinction of elephants in those countries.
• D)all of the above are true.

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Definitions:

Male-Dominated World

A social system or environment where men hold the primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

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A perspective that views the world as socially constructed through communication but sees underlying systems of power as shaping how this social construction process occurs.

Neo-Marxist Theory

An approach that updates Marxist theory to consider the socio-economic complexities of modern societies, focusing on power dynamics and class relations.

Frankfurt School

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