Table of Contents
1 Cover
5 Preface
6 1 Environmental Sociology: In Uncharted Waters In Uncharted Waters Navigating Nature and Society Public Environmental Sociology in an Age of Crisis Book Overview Discussion Questions Suggested Reading
7 2 The Social Dimensions of Environmental Impacts The Role of Science: How Do We Know? Environmental Impacts as Risks and Problems Environmental Impacts as Crises The Unequal Distribution of Impacts The Social Dimensions Matter Discussion Questions Suggested Reading
8 3 Examining Drivers of Environmental Impacts Global Drivers: Beyond Population Growth Individual and Household Drivers Structural Drivers The Role of Ideology Seeing the Whole Picture Discussion Questions Suggested Reading
9 4 Identifying Solutions The Big Picture Individual Solutions Modernization Reflexive Modernization Ecological Modernization Structural Changes Toward a New System? We Cannot Be Radical Enough Discussion Questions Suggested Reading
10 5 Moving Forward Social Movements and Social Change Growing Momentum for Change Moving Forward in Environmental Sociology Doing the Necessary Work Discussion Questions Suggested Reading
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