Sociology and the Environment

Name: Sociology and the Environment
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ISBN: 9780745613604

ISBN-10: 0745613608

ISBN-13: 9780745613604

Edition: 2001

Authors: Alan Irwin

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Can sociology help us to tackle environmental problems? What can sociology tell us about the nature of the environment and about the origins and consequences of environmental risks, hazards and change? In this important new book Alan Irwin maps out this emerging field of knowledge, teaching and research. He reviews the key sociological debates in the field and sets out a new framework for analysis and practice.Among the themes examined are constructivism and realism, sustainable development and theories of the risk society. Readers are also introduced to communities at risk, institutional regulation and the environmental consequences of technology. Particular topics for discussion include…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 4/16/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Sustainability as Social Challenge



The Risk Society Thesis: The End of the World as We Know It?



Science and the Social Construction of Environmental Threat



Risks in Context: The Local Construction of Environmental Issues



Institutional Judgements and Contested Decisions: The Governance of Environmental Problems



Kamikazes and Chromosomes: Sociological Perspectives on Technology



Society, Nature, Knowledge: Co-constructing the Social and the Natural


Notes


References


Index