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
Prereqs:
none

Past Term Data

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2023
Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]
  • Eric Drumheller Schaffer
Seats Taken: 62/57
Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]
  • Eric Drumheller Schaffer
Seats Taken: 0/38
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