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Environmental sociology has become a mature field within the discipline of sociology. We consider several of the key theories that define the core and boundaries of the field, calling attention to debates and unresolved questions. We contend that two of the defining features of this field are (a) attention to the inseparability of human and nonhuman natures and (b) attention to the role that ...
Aug 1, 2014 · In the US, the contrasting of environmental sociology with ‘mainstream sociology’ created a need to demonstrate that environmental sociology is part of the sociological family, that is, to show that it is in line with fundamental sociological thought. 3 Central to the justification of its sociological status was the need to prove and deepen environmental sociology’s relation to classical ...
- Rolf Lidskog, Arthur Pj Mol, Peter Oosterveer
- 2015
Jul 8, 2015 · The experiential alternative. Answering the question of what environmental sociology is by describing what environmental sociologists do is relatively straightforward. We do investigate the social causes of environmental problems, unpack the political and economic interests at play in environmental conflicts, highlight inequitable exposures to pollution and natural resource decline, evaluate ...
- Stewart Lockie
- 2015
In carrying out a quick scan over four volumes (2000-2003), the number of environmental articles in the UKbig three sociology journals (Sociology, The British Journal of Sociology, Sociological Review: more than 15) and in the major two international ones (International Sociology, Current Sociology: more than 10) are slightly larger than the numbers mentioned by Buttel. Leroy and Nelissen ...
- Arthur P. J. Mol
- 2006
Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service. Theory in Environmental Sociology. Edited by Katharine Legun, Julie C. Keller, University of Rhode Island, Michael Carolan, Colorado State University, Michael M. Bell, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Book: The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology.
This cen-tring of environmental challenges in sociology was triggered by the emergence and rise of global environmental change on the (global) public and political agendas and by the influence of environmental change on most parts of society (and, thus, most fields of sociology). In this respect, globalisation affected environmental ...
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Feb 16, 2016 · Endorsement of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is good news for environmental sociologists. The explicit linking of social, economic and environmental targets sends a clear message about the importance of the social sciences and the need for genuinely multidisciplinary research and development programs.
