Environmental Sociology

ENVIRON XL M133

This course focuses on the relationship between society and the environment. Detailed analysis of interrelations between social factors and environmental factors.

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What you can learn.

  • Analyze how political, cultural, technological, and economic factors have shaped our patterns of interaction with the natural environment
  • Gain a clear understanding of the nature, scope, and causes of the current climate crisis
  • Critically assess the possibilities for developing an ecologically sustainable society
  • Recognize and assess the complexity of the current environmental movement

About this course:

This course focuses on such issues as environment and health, disaster, the ecosystem, environmental policy, sustainability, environmental justice, environmental risk, globalization, ecofeminism, environmental attitudes and behaviors, the social construction of nature and several strands of the environmental movement.

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This course applies towards the following certificates & specializations…

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