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Environmental Sociology / Jacob Chadwick

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Chennai: Orion fischer, 2024.Description: 161p. : ill, ; 24cmISBN:
  • 9789355276209
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 304.28  JAC
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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General Books CUTN Central Library Social Sciences Non-fiction 304.28 JAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan 51636

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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