STSS 6300 - Environment and Social Theory

Institution:

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Description:

This course focuses on contemporary social theory to understand the historical origins, institutional structures, and dominant trajectories of environmental-social change. Three main questions structure our inquiry into the links among science, technology, environment, and social theory: 1) why do modern societies degrade their environments 2) why do environmental movements arise, or what are the social structural, cultural, and political origins of environmentalism and 3) can some particular politics curtail environmental degradation When Offered: Fall term alternate years. Credit Hours: 3

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rpi.edu

Phone Number:

(518) 276-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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