SOC 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Symbolic Interactionism, Integrated Geography, Environmental Sociology

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1200
• Professor: Cheryl A.Albas

Document Summary

Sociologists have also examined the impact of city life on social relationships. Critical sociologists maintain that urban social problems such as poverty and. This chapter discusses the significance of population, cities, and the natural environment on human behaviour. Although the stress of overpopulation on the environment is viewed as an urgent social problem, it is not a recent concern. Thomas malthus, writing in the eighteenth century, warned against the dangers of overpopulation and proposed checks against population growth. These problems are likely to continue as members of the dominant group have no vested interest in preventing them from happening. experience city life on an everyday basis. the theoretical paradigm employed. Functionalist theorists note the importance of cultural ideologies that support ecologically harmful practices, while critical theorists note that environmental problems disproportionately affect the poor more than the rich. Symbolic interactionists emphasize how the meanings and thought patterns learned in social interaction affect environmental problems.