SOC 242 - Environmental Justice & Concern

4 Hour(s)
General Education S2

Analyzes environmental (in)justice and concern, and its intersection with race and gender, using environmental sociology, attitude and behavior theory, and social psychology. Examines association of expressions of US and global environmental concern with their social-demographic characteristics and distribution among social groups. Explores significance of race in environmental justice definitions, social movement, geography, and public policy. Considers role of gender in ecological concern, environmental movements, and the nature of ecofeminism. Pioneer Mind emphases: Human Literacy, Systems Thinking & Cultural Agility.

Lecture
SP-Odd Years
Letter Graded