Environmental Sociology /

Jacob Chadwick

Environmental Sociology / Jacob Chadwick - Chennai: Orion fischer, 2024. - 161p. : ill, ; 24cm.

Introduction to Environmental Sociology
Theoretical Foundations: NEP & HEP
Environmental Justice & Inequality
Political Economy & the Environment
Environmental Movements & Activism
Risk Society & Global Environmental Issues
Sustainability, Policy, and Governance
Future Directions in Environmental Sociology.

Traces the discipline’s emergence in the 1970s, challenging the notion of “human exceptionalism” and introducing the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP)
Examines how environmental hazards like pollution and climate change disproportionately affect marginalized communities
Applies political-economic lenses (e.g., eco-Marxism) to critique how capitalist systems drive environmental degradation
Discusses the concept of “risk society”, where technological and industrial progress introduces global-scale risks .
Analyzes the rise of environmental activism and social movements aimed at sustainable policy interventions
Explores frameworks for sustainability, ecological modernization, and envisioning equitable socio-ecological futures.

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Environmental Sociology New Ecological Paradigm (NEP)
Human Exceptionalism Paradigm (HEP)
Environmental Justice
Eco‑Marxism
Political Economy

304.28 / JAC