Environmental sociology: from analysis to action
by Auriffeille, Deborah McCarthy King, Leslie
"Environmental Sociology encourages students to use the sociological imagination to explore a broad spectrum of issues facing the environment today. The third edition of this reader includes thirteen new pieces that examine how social dimensions, particularly power and inequality, interact with environmental issues. The readings, excerpts from recently published pieces, are arranged by sociological issue and use a range of perspectives, including environmental justice, risk society, and power s…
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- Full title :Environmental sociology : from analysis to action / edited by Leslie King and Deborah McCarthy Auriffeille.
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"Environmental Sociology encourages students to use the sociological imagination to explore a broad spectrum of issues facing the environment today. The third edition of this reader includes thirteen new pieces that examine how social dimensions, particularly power and inequality, interact with environmental issues. The readings, excerpts from recently published pieces, are arranged by sociological issue and use a range of perspectives, including environmental justice, risk society, and power structure research. Topics span coal mining, food justice, climate change, and more. Each reading is chosen to be accessible and engaging to undergraduate students and is preceded by a brief introduction to provide context."--
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- Publication Date:2014
- Edition:Third edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc
- Place of Publication:Lanham
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 443 pages ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781442220751, 1442220759, 9781442220768, 1442220767, 1442220775, 9781442220775
- oclc:ocn843785540
- LC Classification:GE195
- Dewey Decimal:333.72
Table of Contents
pt. I. Imagining nature -- pt. II. Political economy -- pt. III. Environmental inequalities -- pt. IV. Social construction of the environment : identity, emotions and community -- pt. V. Perspectives on disaster -- pt. VI. Globalization -- pt. VII. Science, risk and knowledge -- pt. VIII. Social and environmental change : ideas and actions.
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