{"product_id":"environment-a-sociological-introduction-9780745634326","title":"Environment  A Sociological Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book shows how sociologists have responded to the challenge of environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, biodiversity loss and marine pollution. It also covers sociological ideas such as risk, interpretations of nature, environmental realism, and globalization. It assumes no specialist knowledge on the part of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is in every way an excellent textbook.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This book is an excellent introduction for students new to this area of inquiry and should enthuse them to deepen their investigation of some of the most important issues of the 21st century.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In a relaxed and readable style, Sutton introduces key concepts with a light touch, illustrating theories with major events and relevant contemporary issues.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Phillip Sutton has crafted a systematic and thorough introduction to the social science of the environment: its definition, transformation, politicization and defence. He expansively charts the emergence of the field and points to how global changes and politics will affect its future. This book will become a key resource for new students of environmental sociology and a point of engagement for future discussion.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHank Johnston\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e San Diego State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Philip Sutton combines an excellent introduction to the sociology of the environment with an innovative approach to the field. A stimulating and wide-ranging text.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTim Newton\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Exeter University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Written for undergraduate students, Philip Sutton’s The Environment demands no prior knowledge of sociology. Remaining faithful to its subject matter, the book ranges freely across human and environmental sciences. Sutton rejects the “retreat into the present” that characterizes much contemporary sociology and frames environmental problems in relation to very long-term processes of human social development. This “sociological introduction” is challenging in all the right ways.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen Quilley\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e Keele University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Natural Environments 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Nature and Environment 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHumans in Natural Environments 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural and Artificial Environments 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Knowing the Environment 18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInvolvement and Detachment 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scientific Revolution 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Constructions of Nature 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritical Realism 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Experiencing the Environment 38\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Environment of the Senses 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperiencing Environments 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Identifications 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Citizenship 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Transforming the Environment 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Development and the Environment 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndustrialization 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUrbanization 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Treadmill of Production and Consumption 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Polluting the Environment 72\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTypes of Pollution 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAwareness and Significance of Pollution 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSensitivity to Risks 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Defending the Environment 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Attitudes 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Modern Origins of Nature Conservation 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Development of Environmentalism 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Politicizing the Environment 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Politics of Nature 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcologism: A New Political Ideology 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Green Parties 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Sustaining the Environment 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Idea of Sustainable Development 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Sustainable Development 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Development in Practice 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan Societies Become Sustainable? 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 A Global Environment 144\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Globalization? 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Biosphere as Environment 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Problems, Global Solutions? 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Further Reading 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 178\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404369928535,"sku":"9780745634326","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/environment-a-sociological-introduction-9780745634326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}