FSS:SOC165 Introduction to Environm Soc. - Informace o předmětu

SOC165 Introduction to Environmental Sociology

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Vyučující

Mgr. Benjamin Jeremiah Vail, Ph.D., M.Sc. (přednášející)
Mgr. Bc. Karel Svačina, M.A. (přednášející)

Garance

prof. PhDr. Ladislav Rabušic, CSc.
Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Ing. Soňa Enenkelová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra sociologie – Fakulta sociálních studií

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Cíle předmětu

This course introduces many of the major schools of thought and topics of research in the field of environmental sociology, and presents a historical overview of the development of environmental sociological theory and research over time.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

- Recall and relate fundamental theories related to social-environmental interactions
- Identify and explain major contemporary and historical environmental issues
- Analyze the significance of environmental issues in their daily lives
- Critically examine contemporary debates about environmental policy

Osnova

• The course is organized as a series of weekly topics which include lectures, required reading, and some required videos and other multimedia.
• The weekly topics include:
• 1. Introduction to environmental sociology
• 2. Consumption, materialism, and modern society
• 3. The treadmill of production
• 4. Sustainability
• 5. Health, environmental justice, and risk
• 6. Ideologies of environmental domination
• 7. Ideologies of environmental concern
• 8. The sociology of food
• 9. The social construction of nature
• 10. Sociological perspectives on global climate change
• 11. Energy and society
• 12. Environmental problems and solutions
• Literature
• The course is based on two textbooks and supplemented by other scientific literature. The two textbooks are:
• Bell, M.M. 2012. An introduction to Environmental Sociology (4th edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.
• Harper, Charles L. 2012. Environment and Society: Human Perspectives on Environmental Issues. 5th ed. New York: Prentice Hall.

Literatura

• BELL, Michael a Michael S. CAROLAN. An invitation to environmental sociology. 4th ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Pine Forge Press, 2012, xiii, 384. ISBN 9781412990530. info
• Environmental sociology : from analysis to action. Edited by Leslie King - Deborah McCarthy. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005, xxx, 487. ISBN 0742535088. URL info
• BROWER, Michael a Warren LEON. The consumer's guide to effective environmental choices : practical advice from the Union of Concerned Scientists. 1st ed. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999, xii, 292. ISBN 060980281X. URL info

Výukové metody

The course is taught as a normal classroom lecture course. The pedagogical approach includes the use of weekly lectures, required reading and other resources, and films and other multi-media presentations.

Metody hodnocení

Each week, participation in this course typically involves attending the lecture and reading or watching the required study materials which include literature and videos.

Success in this course depends on attending lectures and reading and watching all assigned materials, which serve as the basis for two quizzes that determine the grade for the semester. Students are expected to attend every lecture. A final letter grade (A-F) is earned for the semester based only on the quiz grades.

Vyučovací jazyk

Angličtina

Informace učitele

Dr. Benjamin Vail is Assistant Professor in the Sociology Department. His office is in room 359 in the FSS building, and his office hours will be posted at the start of each semester.

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