SOSA 1200X Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Asbestosis, Mesothelioma, Social Change
25 Aug 2016
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Changing ideas and perceptions of nature (cultural meaning of nature ) Changing ideas and perceptions of our relationship with nature (stewards or exploiters) The environment has only recently started to become a major issue for sociology. Because sociologists have traditionally assumed that nature and society were separate entities (natural scientists vs. social science) The study of the interaction between the environment and society. A vested interest: any interest in the results of scientific studies that may override achieving accurate or truthful results. Standpoint: describes the position of interpreters who do not simply report facts, but have necessary bias due to their location in the social world. Our perceptions of nature are shaped by society and culture (meanings and beliefs) Our social organization is shaped by our material interventions into nature (labour and technology) Our responses to environmental problems depend upon social structures and relationships (power and institutions: what we consider as problems .
