Sociology of the Environment
Sociology · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Only, Every Year
One shot a year. Offered fall term only, so a clash costs a full year.
SOC-2502 prerequisites
3 courses appear in this chain, up to 1 level deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced.
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Where SOC-2502 counts
Counts toward 8 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
- ENV 3-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
- ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
- ENV 4-YEAR BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
- ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE SYSTEMS)
- ENV HONOURS BA (SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS)
- ENV 4-YEAR BSc (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
- ENV HONOURS BSC (GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS)
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This course offers an examination of environmental issues and concerns from a sociological perspective. Topics for review include environmental values, attitudes and behaviour; the environmental movement; the political economy of the environment, and environmental risk and risk assessment. Debates surrounding such concepts as sustainable development, deep ecology, environmental justice and global change will also be emphasized.
Requisite courses
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and ENV-2502.
Cross-listed
ENV-2502(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.