Ecologism | Edexcel A-Level Politics (9PL0)
Ecologism
- 71 questions
- 5 subtopics
- Component 2: one non-core ideology of five
- Component 2
Covers the ideology built on the relationship between people and the natural world: holism and environmental ethics, the critique of consumerism, the split between shallow and deep green thinking, and the thinkers who shaped each..
It covers ecology, holism and environmental ethics, post-materialism, consumerism and sustainability, different types of ecologism, leopold, Carson and the land ethic and schumacher, Bookchin and Merchant.
Sample questions from Ecologism
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Ecology, holism and environmental ethics
How do ecologists define environmental consciousness?
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A condition in which a person comes to understand themselves as part of the natural world rather than as separate from it. -
Ecology, holism and environmental ethics
Why does the ecological principle have different implications for deep-green and shallow-green perspectives?
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Deep-green and shallow-green perspectives interpret the ecological principle differently regarding how radically the state, society and economy need to be transformed in response to environmental concerns. -
Post-materialism, consumerism and sustainability
Define post-materialism.
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Post-materialism is the value orientation that prioritises quality of life, self-expression and environmental protection over economic growth and material acquisition. -
Post-materialism, consumerism and sustainability
What debate exists around the need for sustainability?
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There is debate about whether sustainability is necessary and how urgent the environmental crisis is. -
Different types of ecologism
Why might a shallow green ecologist support environmental protection policies?
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Because enlightened anthropocentrism recognises that protecting the environment serves long-term human interests, even while keeping humans as the primary moral focus. -
Different types of ecologism
Define eco-anarchism.
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A strand of social ecology that links environmental harm to the state and hierarchical authority, advocating decentralised, non-hierarchical communities as the basis for sustainable living. -
Leopold, Carson and the land ethic
According to Leopold, what does the land ethic require humans to preserve?
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The wholeness, durability and beauty of the living community as a whole. -
Leopold, Carson and the land ethic
What view of nature did Carson advocate, and what idea did she reject?
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She advocated a holistic view of nature and rejected the idea that nature exists merely for human convenience.
The 5 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Ecology, holism and environmental ethics | Recall questions on industrialism, consumerism and sustainability, environmental consciousness and green capitalism, the mechanistic world view, ecology and holism as core principles, and what environmental ethics involves. | 11 |
| Post-materialism, consumerism and sustainability | Recall questions on the role of environmental ethics and how far moral consideration should reach, what environmental consciousness implies, post-materialism, anti-consumerism and the critique of materialism, and the debates over the need for, type and delivery of sustainability. | 11 |
| Different types of ecologism | Recall questions on deep green ecologism, ecocentrism and strong sustainability, shallow green ecologism, enlightened anthropocentrism and weak sustainability, and social ecology with its eco-socialist, eco-anarchist and eco-feminist strands. | 19 |
| Leopold, Carson and the land ethic | Recall questions on biodiversity and biocentric equality, Leopold's land ethic, and Carson on pesticides and the human attitude to nature. | 13 |
| Schumacher, Bookchin and Merchant | Recall questions on Schumacher's Buddhist economics, Bookchin on social hierarchy as the root of ecological crisis, and Merchant on nature and gender oppression. | 17 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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