SOC 1445 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clean Air Act (United States), Endangered Species Act Of 1973, William R. Catton Jr.
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William catton and riley dunlap: publish an emergence of environmental sociology, concern for the environment leads people away from thinking humans are above nature. Environmental sociology is the study of community in the largest possible sense (bell) There are conflicts in the midst of interconnections. Try to understand the origins of, and proposing solutions to, these conflicts. Treadmill of production theory: capitalism is fundamentally destructive to the environment because it is about infinite growth which means we take from the earth and dump our waste back. Ecological modernization: we live in a modern society that has the ability to reflect on what we do and change it. Environmental justice movement: how people make demands against uneven distribution of environmental harm and privileges in societies around the globe. Social factors that affect our views of the environment.
