SOC100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Ulrich Beck, Overconsumption, Ecofeminism
12 Sep 2018
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Natural sciences agree that human society is the root cause of environmental problems. The decisions about solutions, and their costs, are social (values) Sociology"s contribution: analyze/critique broader economic forces and social structures to address environmental problems. Environmental sociology: sociological study or societal-environmental interactions . 1. social factors that cause environmental problems. 4. social processes by which environmental conditions become socially defined as problems. Growing awareness of environmental issues - first wave: environmentalism (1960/70s) Andy szasz - consumption of bottled water. Quarantine: environment is clean & sick people kept out of environment. Inverted quarantine: environment is sick, people protect themselves. Avoid political, regulatory solutions: free, clean water. Global warming, fracking, technological disasters, environmental refugees. Charles perrow: normal accidents - the very complexity of modern technologies ensures they will inevitably fail, though in unpredictable ways. Successful industrialization often means the end of scarcity, but it has caused a multitude of problems (risks) and stress.
