TY - BOOK AU - Jacob Chadwick TI - Environmental Sociology SN - 9789355276209 U1 - 304.28 23 PY - 2024/// CY - Chennai PB - Orion fischer KW - Environmental Sociology New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) KW - Human Exceptionalism Paradigm (HEP) KW - Environmental Justice KW - Eco‑Marxism KW - Political Economy N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -