Environmental Sociology

Environmental Sociology emerged in the 19th century as a subfield of inquiry, challenging the limitations of classical sociology

Environmental sociologists primarily focus on economic factors as the dominant cause of social and cultural conditions

The Malthusian perspective views population growth as humanity's greatest challenge, with agricultural production able to keep pace

Human Exemptionalism Perspective (HEP) claims humans are exempt from environmental forces, with intelligence and cultural innovation allowing us to solve all natural problems

Eco-Marxist Perspective argues that economic systems, like capitalism, prioritize economic growth over environmental concerns, leading to severe environmental degradation

Environmental sociology is the sociological study of societal-environmental interactions, focusing on the relationship between society and environment.

Charles Darwin's concept of natural selection suggested that certain social characteristics played a key role in the survivability of groups in the natural environment.

Environmental sociologists typically do not place special emphasis on studying the social factors that cause environmental problems.

Evolutionary principles, particularly adaptability, serve as a microcosm of human ecology according to the work of Craig Humphrey and Frederick Buttel.

Environmental sociology does not pay considerable attention to the social processes by which certain environmental conditions become socially defined as problems.