Reshaping the Study of Sociology...
Visitors
Many of society's most pressing problems are no longer just "social." From the maintenance of genetic diversity to the disposal of radioactive wastes, from toxics in the groundwater below us to global warming of the atmosphere above, the challenges of the 21st century are increasingly coming to involve society's relationships with the environment and technologies upon which we all depend. Read More »
Students
From the maintenance of genetic diversity to the disposal of radioactive wastes, from toxics in the groundwater to climate change in the atmosphere above, some of the most serious challenges of the 21st century involve society's relationships with the environment and technologies upon which we all depend. Read More »
Members
Since you're already a Section member, you already know about who we are and what we do, but we'd like to call your attention to several new features of the site Read More »
Section News
Spring 2009 Section Newsletter Published
May 6, 2009
The Spring 2009 issue of the Environment, Technology and Society Section Newsletter is now available for download here (PDF). Inside this issue: Section Elections; Twenty-Year Memorial of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Sociological Research of a Toxic Disaster; Coal Politics in the West Virginia Legislature; Adverse Social and Ecological Consequences of Trophy Hunting in Alaska; Conferences, Calls for Papers and Program Advertisements; Publications; and, Member News.
Environmental Sociology Climate Change Literature
December 15, 2008
Section members have compiled an extensive bibliography of environmental sociology climate change publications, made available as a PDF.
Climate Change Teach-In Resources
November 22, 2008
The Climate Change Teach-In pages have just been added to the site. The resources listed on these pages can be especially useful to instructors who decide to spend some time in their sociology classes on climate change issues.
Graduate Programs Listing
October 26, 2008
We have added to the site a list of graduate programs in environmental sociology and environmental studies submitted by our section members. We hope this listing will prove especially useful to students seeking Masters and Ph.D. programs in environmental sociology and related fields of study.
New Section Website Launched
October 10, 2008
Welcome to the newly redesigned section website. We hope it provides an improved resource for members, visitors, and students seeking information about the link between the study of sociology and the environment. Please have a look around and feel free to contact us with comments and questions.