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environmental sociology

Definition of Environmental Sociology

(noun) The subfield of sociology that studies the relationship between the environment and humans.

Environmental Sociology Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: en·vi·ron·men·tal so·ci·ol·o·gy

Audio Pronunciation

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Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /in-vie-ruhn-mEnt-l soh-see-AH-luh-jee/
  • British English – /in-vie-ruhn-mEntl soh-si-O-luh-jee/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəl ˌsoʊsiˈɑləʤi/
  • British English – /ɪnˌvaɪərənˈmɛntl ˌsəʊsɪˈɒləʤi/

Usage Notes

Related Quotation

  • “The idea of green jobs is what sociologists, and increasingly journalists, call a ‘frame.’ It is intended to neutralize and overcome the view that pits jobs against the environment. The green jobs frame facilitates an alliance that some large industrial corporations, unions, social justice advocates, and environmental organizations, have forged to promote a common ground of environmental reform and industrial development. The frame speaks to the chronic unemployment and underemployment that many Americans face, and it articulates the goal of creating high-quality jobs” (Hess 2012:2).

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Reference

Hess, David J. 2012. Good Green Jobs in a Global Economy: Making and Keeping New Industries in the United States. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Works Consulted

Ferris, Kerry, and Jill Stein. 2010. The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology. 2nd ed. New York: Norton.

Griffiths, Heather, Nathan Keirns, Eric Strayer, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Sadler, Sally Vyain, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones. 2016. Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax.

Henslin, James M. 2012. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach. 10th ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Macionis, John, and Kenneth Plummer. 2012. Sociology: A Global Introduction. 4th ed. Harlow, England: Pearson Education.

Ravelli, Bruce, and Michelle Webber. 2016. Exploring Sociology: A Canadian Perspective. 3rd ed. Toronto: Pearson.

Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).

Cite the Definition of Environmental Sociology

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “environmental sociology.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved March 29, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/environmental-sociology/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

environmental sociology. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/environmental-sociology/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “environmental sociology.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/environmental-sociology/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“environmental sociology.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 29 Mar. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/environmental-sociology/>.