GEN 013: People and the Earth's Ecosystems

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Lesson title: Types of Environmental Sociology Materials:

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Learning Targets:
At the end of the module, students will be able to: References:
1. Distinguish the relationship between group behavior and https://www.thoughtco.com/environme
environmental conditions; ntal-sociology-3026290
2. State the effect of environmental conditions in the
everyday lives, economic livelihood, and public health of
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A. LESSON PREVIEW/REVIEW

Introduction
Hello, PHINMA Ed students! Today we will be discussing the environmental sociology. Do you know what is
the function of environmental sociologist? An environmental sociologist is a sociologist who studies society-
environment interactions such as the environmental movement, how people in societies perceive
environmental problems, the relationships between population, health, and the environment, globalization, and
the mechanisms behind environmental injustice. Now let’s broaden our knowledge about the environmental
sociology.

B.MAIN LESSON

Content and Skill-Building

Environmental sociology is a subfield of the wider discipline in which researchers and theorists focus on the
relationships between society and the environment. The subfield took shape following the environmental movement
of the 1960s.

Within this subfield, environmental sociologists study a variety of

questions, including:

1. How do specific institutions and structures (such as laws,

politics, and economic factors) relate to environmental
conditions? For example, what factors affect the creation
and enforcement of laws designed to reduce pollution and
carbon emissions?
2. What is the relationship between group behavior and
environmental conditions? For example, what are the
environmental implications of behaviors such as waste
disposal and recycling?

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3. How do environmental conditions affect the everyday lives, economic livelihood, and public health of
populations?

Contemporary Issues in Environmental Sociology

• Climate change is arguably the most important topic of research among environmental sociologists today.
Sociologists investigate the human, economic, and political causes of climate change, and they investigate
the effects that climate change has on many aspects of social life, like behavior, culture, values, and the
economic health of populations experiencing its effects.
• Economy and environment. This relationship might focus on the implications of consumption of natural
resources in processes of production, and methods of production and resource recapture that aim to be
sustainable, among other things.
• Energy and environment. This relationship is intimately connected to the first two listed, as the burning of
fossil fuels to power industry is recognized by climate scientists to be the central driver of global warming,
and thus climate change.
• Politics, law, and public policy. Sociologists who focus on these areas investigate topics such as the
extent to which and through what mechanisms laws regarding emissions and pollution are enforced;
• Social behavior and environment. Environmental sociologists also examine how social behaviors, like the
use of transportation, consumption of energy, and waste and recycling practices, shape environmental
outcomes, as well as how environmental conditions shape social behavior.
• Inequality and environment Environmental sociologists study the way that people have differing
relationships to the environment based on relative privilege and wealth.

Skill building activity

Define the following statement based on your viewpoint. (keep it simple and short)
• Environment and energy
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• Politics and Environment
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• Social behavior and environment
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Check for Understanding

Direction: Answer the essay question below, use your barangay background to answer the question. You can
consult your parents or other senior citizen regarding to the problem.

Which of the current environmental sociology issues has your community experienced it the most? Make a
simple narrative report (must be in 2 to 3 paragraph)
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C. LESSON WRAP-UP

Summary
Direction: Encircle the best answer

1. This is a part of issues in environmental sociology that deals with the environmental racism
a. Climate Change
b. Economy and environment
c. Social behavior and environment
d. Inequality and environment
2. The analysis of public policymaking and implementation affecting the environment, at multiple geo-
political levels is under what part of environmental sociology issues
a. Economy and environment
b. Social behavior and environment
c. Energy and environment
d. Politics, law, and public policy
3. Burning of fossil fuels to power industry is recognized by climate scientists to be the central driver of
global warming. This scenario is under of what environmental sociology issues?
a. Economy and environment
b. Social behavior and environment
c. Energy and environment
d. Politics, law and public policy
4. Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests and farming livestock are increasingly influencing the climate
and the earth’s temperature.
a. Politics, law and public policy
b. Sociology behavior and environment
c. Climate change
d. Inequality and environment
5. Interactions between societies and their natural environment is the most concern of this study
a. Politics law and public policy
b. Climate change
c. Environmental sociology
d. Sociology behavior and environment

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Thinking about Learning

Direction: You are done with the session! Now let me know how much have you learned from the lesson today
by answering the 3 questions below.

1. Three things you learned:

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2. Two things that you’d like to learn more about:
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3. One question you still have:
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Answer Key

Skill building activity

Answer will be based on concept notes. Notice the relatedness of answer to the concept.

Summary

1. D
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. C

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