Chapter 16 Learning Objectives

Living on the Planet: Environment, Disaster and Risk

16.1 Describe some of the key sociological theories that are useful for understanding environment and society.

16.2 Think about the relationship between culture, socialization, and environmental consciousness.

16.3 Describe how environmental risk is socially distributed, paying particular attention to the patterns of privilege and inequality.

16.4 Describe the political and economic forces that contribute to environmental crisis.

16.5 Know the history of environmentalist social movements, paying attention to their successes and failures.

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