# Environment and Society

## STSO-2300

Society and the natural environment are crucially linked in a number of ways. Environmental problems such as pollution and natural resource depletion are not only problems for society, affecting the way people live their lives; they are also problems of society—the result of patterns of social organization and social practices. In this course, students will explore these society/environment interactions at various levels, from the local to the global, using the concepts and insights of environmental sociology. Environmental sociologists aim to understand the social origins of environmental problems and propose workable solutions to them. By showing how social interaction, institutions, and beliefs shape human behavior, environmental sociology provides a useful complement to the natural sciences in the analysis of the environmental problems faced today.

4 credits Communication Intensive PDII Option for Engr Majors
Cross-listed with:
STSO-2300 Environment and Society
Prereqs:
one of:
STSO-1110 Science, Technology, and Society STSO-1110 Science, Technology, and Society STSO-1110 Science, Technology, and Society INQR-1110 Nature/Society INQR-1240 Sustainability Debates INQR-1320 A Century of Environmental Thought

# Past Term Data
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| Spring | Summer | Fall
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| (Session 1) | (Session 2) |
2023 | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 62/57 |  | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Seats Taken: 37/38
2022 | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 66/57 |  | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 42/38
2021 | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 57/57 |  | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 40/38
2020 | Environment And Society (4c) [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 52/50 |  | Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 37/38
2019 | Environment And Society (4c) [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 40/50 |  | Environment And Society (4c) [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 13/19
2018 | Environment And Society (4c) [PDII] Eric Drumheller Schaffer Seats Taken: 33/37 |  |
2017 | Environment And Society (4c) [PDII] Michael Mascarenhas Seats Taken: 19/15 |  |
2016 | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Brandon James Costelloe-Kuehn Seats Taken: 34/50 |  |
2015 | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Brandon James Costelloe-Kuehn Seats Taken: 37/50 |  | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Brandon James Costelloe-Kuehn Seats Taken: 24/38
2014 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Michael Mascarenhas Seats Taken: 19/19
2013 | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Abby J. Kinchy Seats Taken: 18/14 |  | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Abby J. Kinchy Seats Taken: 18/19
2012 | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Michael Mascarenhas Seats Taken: 30/25 |  | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Jessica Welch Lyons Michael Mascarenhas Seats Taken: 61/89
2011 | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Kelly Elizabeth Grindstaff Seats Taken: 25/25 |  | Environment & Society (4c) [PDII] Abby J. Kinchy Seats Taken: 27/30
2010 | Environment & Society (4c) Karen M. Dvorak Jamie A. Obst Michael Mascarenhas Seats Taken: 25/25 |  | Environment & Society (4c) Kelly Elizabeth Grindstaff Seats Taken: 31/30
2009 | Environment & Society (4c) Kari Anne Bennett Michael Mascarenhas Seats Taken: 26/40 |  | Environment & Society (4c) Abby J. Kinchy Seats Taken: 30/30
2008 |  |  |
2007 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Abby J. Kinchy Seats Taken: 30/30
2006 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 29/30
2005 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 16/30
2004 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Kim Fortun Seats Taken: 18/30
2003 | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 36/60 |  | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 14/30
2002 | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 29/60 |  |
2001 | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 48/65 |  |
2000 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 20/75
1999 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 30/70
1998 |  |  | Environment & Society (4c) Steven Breyman Seats Taken: 42/65