SC 562 Environmental Sociology I (Fall: 3)
Offered Periodically
This course reviews some of the major literatures and lines of research
in environmental sociology. The literature emphasized here (1) pioneered
the formation of environmental sociology, (2) directed its various trajectories,
and (3) represents recent developments. Classical readings include the
works of Karl Marx, Kautsky, and Adam Smith. Early environmental sociology
works include those of Catton, Dunlap, Freudenberg, Buttel, Schnaiberg,
Merchant, and others. Contemporary trajectories explored include ecological
modernization, treadmill of production, ecology of the world-system, world
polity theory, eco-Marxism, eco-feminism, actor-network theory, environmental
justice, critical studies of global environmental governance, and political
ecology.
Brian Gareau
Last Updated: 09-JUL-12