PY 3540 - Environmental Psychology

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

This course examines the ways in which our attitudes and beliefs influence our use and abuse of the environment and the impact of the environment on our psychological functioning. Technological problems such as acid rain and smog are seen as rooted in social, political and economic structures and in our perceptions about the world. The environmental movement in the past twenty years is examined in its social and historical context and the traditional perspectives that are normally given to us to explain ecological crises are challenged. Offered according to demand. Prerequisites: PY2010; ECII placement.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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