SOCI 329 - Sociology of Climate Change

Unit(s): 4

This course approaches anthropogenic climate change as a social problem. It addresses the social, political, economic and cultural factors that shape drivers, impacts, and responses to global climate change. Rather than studying global warming as an environmental problem or one caused by humanity as a whole, this course focuses on the systems of stratification and inequality that give some humans power over others to shape planetary systems. It emphasizes the study of power dynamics that produce climate change, the unequal impacts of climate change on communities, and various existing or possible responses societies adopt in the face of unprecedented environmental risk. The course explores processes of environmental change, but also asks what it means to be human in a dynamic, ecological system.

Prerequisite(s): Course restricted to Sociology majors/minors and ESGP majors only.
Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
May Be Repeated No
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Graded