Scenario 1

question 139

Multiple Choice

Scenario 1.1 Use the following to answer the questions.
Greensprings Cemetery in upstate New York offers a full service funeral and burial that is nontoxic to the environment. All materials used in the burial are natural and will decompose with no negative impact. Greensprings' service is relatively new in the United States, but services of this type are common in Great Britain. A typical burial in Greensprings' cemetery includes a casket made from bamboo, wicker, paper, or other natural material. There are no headstones of stone or concrete that will detract from the landscape, but trees and plants as "markers" are allowed. The cost for a burial at Greensprings is approximately $3,000, compared to about $6,000 at most traditional cemeteries. Although business was slow at first, Greensprings is now experiencing an increase in the number of burials, due to referrals and a newly-developed website. The owners of Greensprings were previously in the cemetery business and are active conservationists. They wanted to make their business more sustainable. After conducting research and finding that there were natural burial sites in Great Britain, they wanted to provide an alternative for other environmentally-conscious Americans like themselves.
Refer to Scenario 1.1. The customers of Greensprings Cemeteries are most likely choosing the Greensprings business because of its _______, which is evidence of a ___________.

• A) pricing; sales orientation
• B) environmental consciousness; market orientation
• C) novelty; production orientation
• D) environmental consciousness; business orientation
• E) pricing; profit orientation

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Definitions:

Egoistic Suicide

Suicide committed by people who feel alienated from others and who lack social support.

Social Role Disorientation

Confusion or uncertainty about social roles due to changing societal expectations or personal transitions.

Durkheim's Theory

A sociological perspective proposed by Emile Durkheim that studies how societal forces and structures influence behavior, norms, and values.

Anomic Suicide

Suicide committed by people who experience a severe disorientation and role confusion because of a large change in their relationship to society.