SOAN 520 - Environmental Sociology

4 credits
Examines the relationship between the human social institutions we create and the biophysical environments in which we live. Topics may include the culture of nature, population and consumption, political economy of environmental problems, social construction of environmental problems, evolution of environmental activism, public attitudes toward the environment, collaborative and community-based resource management, and environmental problem solving. Prerequisite(s): SOAN 204 or SOC 204, or SOAN 213 or SOC 213, or ES 103 and instructor consent. (Cross-listed with ES 520 )
* This course was formerly offered under a different number; students who took the following course(s) will not receive additional credit unless otherwise noted: SOC 520.
Graded (A-F) only