PCS 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Heterosexuality, Gender Inequality, Essentialism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Physics
• Course: PCS 181
• Professor: Jonathan Hu

Document Summary

Sociology and the environment: chapter 24 about climate change. Attitudes towards the environment: we are approaching the limit of the number of people the earth can support, the earth has limited room and resources, humankind is severly abusing the environment. Environmental issues tend to be very subject speci c. Does concern about the environment vary by socio-demographic variables. More highly educated individuals, young people, politically liberal indivudals, urban residents all play a big role in how they express opinions about the environment. Heteorsexism: institutional and societal reinforcement of heterosexuality as the privileged and powerful norm.