Intro Flashcards
1
Q
Power & Inequality
A
the production & distribution of environmental harms
2
Q
What is mostly ignored in classical sociology?
A
Environment
3
Q
When did the rise of environmental movement and concerns first come about?
A
1960s and 1970s
4
Q
What were the 5 main events that people took notice of?
A
- Love Canal
- Three Mile Island
- Rachel Carson’s book “Silent Spring”
- Water & air pollution
- Overgrazing in the western U.S.
5
Q
_______ _______ and ______ __________ criticized sociological theories based on a “human exemptionalist paradigm” worldview.
A
William Catton
Riley Dunlap
6
Q
New ecological paradigm
A
humans are one of many interdependent species that depend on the biophysical environment & are not above natural laws & limits
