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Sociology 238 Environmental Sociology
Investigations of Environment and Society This is an advanced course in environmental sociology for graduate students. We will examine the complex relationships between human society and its surrounding environment, paying particular attention to issues relating to the local and regional California environment, especially the use and misuse of resources and the policies governing resource use. Most importantly, this course will ask you to take a careful look at the assumptions behind our ecosystem and our social system and examine our society and nature with a critical eye. Next taught Fall 2009. click here for a .pdf version of this syllabus Students: Please read the first week's (short) readings BEFORE class and be prepared to discuss them as background material: rothfeder (first section only)
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