SOC101Y1 Chapter 16: New Society Chapter 16 Notes
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Nor was much consideration given to constrains that may be imposed on further eco expansion bc of declining resources. * today: env sociology has become a catchfall for stuffy of all soc aspects of env has pros and cons. Cons: breadth of field makes it diff to assemble a cohesive body of work built on strong theoretical foundation & some terms have come to acquire several different meanings. Values are guidepoints that help us sort out choices we make in life. Central focus of sociologists interested in env is value cleavage between environmentalists and their opponents disagreement is long-accepted notion that the env is something to be actively used/exploited. ^ value the nat environment for its own sake, questioning human right to domination believe that small is beautiful & that soc should adopt small-scale, decentralized eco/pol structures in harmony w/ nature.
