TY - BOOK AU - Bell,Michael TI - An invitation to environmental sociology SN - 9781412956550 (pbk.) : AV - GE195 .B46 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Los Angeles PB - Pine Forge Press KW - Environmentalism KW - Environmental responsibility KW - Environmental ethics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-354) and index; 1. Environmental Problems and Society Part I: The Material 2. Consumption and Materialism 3. Money and Machines 4. Population and Development 5. Body and Health Part II: The Ideal 6. The Ideology of Environmental Domination 7. The Ideology of Environmental Concern 8. The Human Nature of Nature 9. The Rationality of Risk Part III: The Practical 10. Mobilizing the Ecological Society 11. Governing the Ecological Society N2 - "The Third Edition of An Invitation to Environmental Sociology introduces the sociology of environmental possibility, inviting students to delve into this rapidly changing field. Author Michael Mayerfeld Bell covers the broad range of topics in environmental sociology. With updated material on our environmental situation, this edition challenges readers with the complexity of environmental puzzles." "This book is designed as a core text for courses in Environmental Sociology. It can also be used in courses such as Social Problems, Introduction to Environmental Issues, Human Dimensions of the Environment, and Environmental Ethics."--BOOK JACKET ER -