Environmental Studies 253 - R ace,Class and Environmental Justice

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St Lawrence University

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Description:

This course focuses on the distributional dimensions of environmental degradation and environmental protection, both domestically and globally. The social processes that generate synergistic racism and class stratification, affecting the distribution of ecological costs and benefits, are explored. The course also examines the origins and impacts of a distinct environmental justice movement that has emerged within minority and working-class communities and its relationships to civil rights, labor and mainstream environmental movements. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 101. Also offered as Sociology 253 and through Global Studies.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.stlawu.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 229-5011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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