2 Essays: Population Overcrowding. Texas Boom

The literature is pervaded by research that demonstrates the negative impact of crowding stress on human beings and other animals. Aronson et al. (2005) provide research results on animals that show crowding stress effects their reproduction, parenting, and vulnerability to disease. Studies on overcrowded prisons show a higher rate of disciplinary problems, suicides, and overall death rate than less populated prisons (Aronson et al., 2005). Studies on students in crowded dorms showed that many developed ôlearned helplessness,ö a concept related to control (Aronson et al., 2005, p. 506).

Aronson et al. (2005) maintain there are different ways of handling crowding stress across cultures

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is readily apparent from the above research the crowding stress has a negative impact on human beings. It also has a negative impact on natural resources and the environment. Despite knowledge of this potentially species-threatening problem, director of Zero Population Growth Susan Weber asserts, ôNot only do we not have a national population policy, we also do not have the capacity to anticipate and avert serious problems generated by population pressures on land, water, air, and natural resources, as well as on public health and the economyö (Overcrowding, 1993, p. 7). These words were spoken over a decade ago and we are still no further along in forming policy to help avert the potentially species-threatening consequences of inaction on this social problem. TEXAS BOOM: Introduction In discussing Larkin between 1928-1968, James Michener (185) writes in Texas, ôthat little oil town witnessed many changes, as did the stateö (p. 907). Particularly in the post-WWII years, the state of Texas witnessed an economic boom unparalleled in its history. WWII caused a significant increase in the petrochemical and natural gas industries in Texas, while the aircraft industry also greatly expanded. Industrial expansion and agricultu
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