Full Description
Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology introduces undergraduates to the topic in an innovative way. Instead of compiling articles from professional journals, this reader presents twenty classroom-tested "lessons" from dedicated, experienced teachers and researchers in the field. Building the collection on the model of a successful undergraduate classroom experience, the coeditors asked the contributors to choose a topic, match it with their favoritelecture, and construct a lesson to reflect the way that they teach it in the classroom. The result is an engaging and versatile volume that presents the core ideas of environmental sociology in concise, accessible chapters.
Contents
An Introduction to Environmental Sociology, Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. LewisPart 1: TheoryLesson 1: The Social Construction of Nature: Of Computers, Butterflies, Dogs, and Trucks, Stella M. CapekLesson 2: Theories in Environmental Sociology, Luiz C. BarbosaPart 2: Systemic Causes of Environmental DestructionLesson 3: The State and Policy: Imperialism, Exclusion, and Ecological Violence as State Policy, David Naguib PellowLesson 4: Labor Productivity and the Environment, Allan SchnaibergLesson 5: Corporate Power: The Role of the Global Media in Shaping What We Know About the Environment, Elizabeth H. CampbellLesson 6: The Science of Nature and the Nature of Science, Richard YorkLesson 7: Technological Change and the Environment, Kenneth A. GouldLesson 8: Population, Demography, and the Environment, Diane C. BatesLesson 9: Energy, Society, and the Environment, Shannon BellPart 3: Some Social Consequences of Environmental DisruptionLesson 10: Environmental Inequality and Environmental Justice, Michael MascarenhasLesson 11: The Sociology of Environmental Health, Sabrina McCormickLesson 12: Producing and Consuming Food: Justice and Sustainability in a Globalized World?, Jason Konefal and Maki HatanakaLesson 13: From Farms to Factories: The Environmental Consequences of Swine Industrialization in North Carolina, Adam Driscoll and Bob Edwards Lesson 14: Understanding Disaster Vulnerability: Floods and Hurricanes, Nicole YoungmanLesson 15: Normalizing the Unthinkable: Climate Denial and Everyday Life, Kari NorgaardPart 4: Some Social Responses to Environmental DisruptionLesson 16: U.S. Environmental Movements, Robert J. BrulleLesson 17: Labor and the Environment, Brian K. ObachLesson 18: Environmental Movements in the Global South, Tammy L. LewisLesson 19: Indigenous Cultures: Environmental Knowledge, Practice, and Rights, Bahram TavakolianLesson 20: The Paradoxes of Sustainable Development: Focus on Ecotourism, Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. LewisConclusion: Unanswered Questions and the Future of Environmental Sociology, Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis
