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SOCS238 Sociology of the Environment

10 cp
Prerequisites 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology
Incompatible SOCI238 Sociology of the Environment
Teaching Organisation In order to maximise students learning opportunities, a variety of teaching formats will be employed. These include lectures, tutorials, workshops, and seminars.

This subject will provide students with an understanding of the way sociologists study environmental matters. Specific attention is given to the way peoples concerns for the environment grew over the last quarter of the twentieth century. This concern was most clearly expressed through the environmental movement, as well as the actions taken by national governments and international organisations. Special attention is given to the social construction of environmental problems: the way people come to identify and define these problems.

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