29 Jan SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 1 discussion

DQ1 DEFINING ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

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Define what Environmental Sociology means to you, and describe what an Environmental Sociologist studies.

DQ2 ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM AND JUSTICE

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Compare and contrast, providing examples of each, the constructs of environmental racism and environmental justice.

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 2 discussion

DQ1 EXTERNALITIES

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Define “externalities” as they relate to the price of goods and services, and examine how they can distort market forces of supply and demand, detailing both positive and negative effects.

DQ2 ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY

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Describe and explain the relationship between the advances in technology and such goals as reduced human workloads, environmental and resource stresses, free time, and contentment.

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 3 discussion

DQ1 MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

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Given Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and its strengths and weaknesses, describe and explain how it relates to consumption and the environment.

DQ2 GREEN BUSINESSES

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Evaluate and debate the promise, drawbacks, and reality of green businesses such as organic foods and ecotourism.

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 4 discussion

DQ1 WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

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Describe the relationship between the status and educational level of women in developing countries and the local economic and environmental conditions.

DQ2 ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS

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Evaluate and describe the relationship between standards of living, fertility rates, hunger, and local environmental stress.

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 5 discussion

DQ1 ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS

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Examine, debate, and explain both the social and environmental consequences of an environmental disaster; such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Bhopal chemical release, Love Canal toxic waste, or any past or recent environmental disaster (i.e., Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill).

DQ2 ENVIRONMENT RISK: EAST VS. WEST

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Discuss and debate how Western societies address risk with regards to the regulation of toxins in the marketplace and environment. Does this differ from Eastern societies? Why?

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 6 discussion

DQ1 RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT

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Evaluate various religions’ attitudes towards humanity’s relationship with the environment.

DQ2 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND GROUPS

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Evaluate how the level of environmental concern varies among different groupings (social, economic, racial, national, etc.)

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 7 discussion

DQ1 THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE

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Examine the precautionary principle and assess the advantages and disadvantages of applying it to environmental problems.

DQ2 CREATING AN ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Compare and contrast bottom-up and top-down approaches to creating an ecological society, examining the advantages and disadvantages of each.

SOCS325 Environmental Sociology

Week 8 discussion

COLLABORATIVE GROUP PROJECT DISCUSSION

One member of each team must post their teams’ Collaborative Group Project Presentation. Each class member is required to give feedback to a minimum of three group Vision-Board PowerPoints before the closing of Week 8.