The Shift in Focus from Large-Scale National Issues to Local

question 25

True/False

The shift in focus from large-scale national issues to local concerns is that it consciously recognizes root causes and determines them to be beyond the impact of local limitations, but translates the social problems into a framework that makes it manageable at the local level.

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Definitions:

Three Mile Island

The site of a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, where a partial nuclear meltdown occurred in 1979, drawing widespread attention to nuclear safety issues.

Exxon Valdez

An oil tanker whose 1989 spill off the coast of Alaska caused one of the biggest environmental disasters in U.S. history.

Safeguards

Protective measures or mechanisms put in place to prevent harm, damage, or any other undesirable outcome.

Technological Growth

The process of innovation and the spread of new technological inventions, contributing to economic development and changes in societal practices.