xxii, 298 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references An introduction to environmental sociology / Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis -- The social construction of nature : of computers, butterflies, dogs, and trucks / Stella M. Capek -- Theories in environmental sociology / Luiz C. Barbosa -- The state and policy : imperialism, exclusion, and ecological violence as state policy / David Naguib Pellow -- Labor productivity and the environment / Allan Schnaiberg -- Corporate power : the role of the global media in shaping what we know about the environment / Elizabeth H. Campbell -- The science of nature and the nature of science / Richard York -- Technological change and the environment / Kenneth A. Gould -- Population, demography, and the environment / Diane C. Bates -- Environmental inequality and environmental justice / Michael Mascarenhas -- The sociology of environmental health / Sabrina McCormick -- From farms to factories : the environmental consequences of swine industrialization in North Carolina / Bob Edwards and Adam Driscoll -- Understanding disaster vulnerability : floods and hurricanes / Nicole Youngman -- Climate change : why the old approaches aren't working / J. Timmons Roberts -- U.S. environmental movements / Robert J. Brulle -- Labor and the environment / Brian K. Obach -- Environmental movements in the global south / Tammy L. Lewis -- Indigenous cultures : environmental knowledge, practice, and rights / Bahram Tavakolian -- The paradoxes of sustainable development : focus on ecotourism / Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis -- Conclusion : unanswered questions and the future of environmental sociology / Kenneth A. Gould and Tammy L. Lewis