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William R. Catton, Jr. and Riley Dunlap
- Environmental sociology emerged as a coherent subfield of inquiry after the environmental movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. The works of William R. Catton, Jr. and Riley Dunlap, among others, challenged the constricted anthropocentrism of classical sociology.
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Environmental sociology emerged as a coherent subfield of inquiry after the environmental movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. The works of William R. Catton, Jr. and Riley Dunlap, [7] among others, challenged the constricted anthropocentrism of classical sociology.
This classic review article describes the emergence and early development of environmental sociology, distinguishes it from mainstream sociology, and defines its core focus as the study of society-environment interactions.
- Key Figures in Environmental Sociology
- Scope
- Contemporary Issues
- Glossary of Terms
There have been many contributors to the field of environmental sociology since the discipline emerged. A few notable environmental sociologists include: Professor Kari Marie Norgaardis currently an associate professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at the Univeristy of Oregon. Over the last fifteen years, she has taught in the fields of en...
Environmental sociology is known as comprising of four major areas of research. First,environmental sociologists study the societal causes of environmental problems. Scholars have developed many theoretical frameworks to describe how social factors like demographical, political, cultural and economic factors generate environmental problems. Many em...
The 21stcentury brings with it a host of environmental issues. Global climate change is the most pressing issue faced by human society. Environmental sociologists research the anthropogenic factors of climate change such as political and economic causes. They also investigate sociological issues caused by climate change. For example, unusual weathe...
Human Exemptionalism Paradigm (HEP): The HEP was based on the assumption that modern society was not linked to the physical environment since human beings are uniquely superior to every other race....New Ecological Paradigm (NEP): The NEP arose in opposition to the HEP. The NEP called for a healthy balance between human activities and the needs of the ecosystems they exploited. The paradigm hig...Treadmill of Production: This conflict theory was developed by Allan Schnaiberg in 1980. It proposed that capitalism drives economic growth and that continued consumption is an imperative of the pr...Although there was scattered sociological attention to natural resource issues prior to the 1970s, environmental sociology developed in that decade as sociology's own response to the emergence of environmental problems.
Jul 8, 2015 · 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 the impacts of environmental policy, and so on.
- Stewart Lockie
- 2015
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.
Nov 5, 2020 · Chapter Two examines the origins of the canon of classical sociological theory and how this canon entered environmental sociology in the field’s early history.
