Audio Resource

Audio 1: How Much Will Americans Pay to Fight Climate Change?

Description: Amidst rising concern about global warming, this podcast episode investigates how much Americans are willing to pay to fight climate change.

Learning Objective: 17.4: Take a sociological perspective on issues of environmental protection and destruction.

Video Resources

Video 1: Hans Rosling: Global Population Growth, Box by Box

Description: In this TED Talk, Swedish physician Hans Rosling discusses global population growth.

Learning Objective: 17.1: Identify key global population trends, including regional differences and birth, death, and growth rates.

Video 2: Urbanization and the Future of Cities

Description: This video poses two critical questions: How have we reached such a high degree of urbanization? And what does it mean for the future? 

Learning Objective: 17.3: Describe U.S. historical and contemporary trends in urbanization and the rise of global cities.

Web Resource

Web 1: The Legacy of China’s One-Child Policy

Description: This TIME article discusses the enduring effects of China’s one-child policy, which was originally enacted in 1979.

Learning Objective: 17.1: Identify key global population trends, including regional differences and birth, death, and growth rates.