What Effect Does Environmental Inequality Have as a Form of Social

question 10

Multiple Choice

What effect does environmental inequality have as a form of social inequality?

• A) It has a negative effect on the chances that lower socioeconomic groups can have for a healthy life.
• B) Because it falls unevenly on all existing divisions of society, only a few truly benefit from environmental legislation.
• C) Environmental racism is the effect given the differentials in environmental quality that exist.
• D) One effect is that rich developers can gentrify a neighborhood to such an extent that the poor can no longer afford to pay rent.

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