Environment and Society

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Environment and Society

1 Basic Concepts

  1. Definition and meaning of Society
  2. Types and Characteristics of Societies
  3. Community
  4. Association
  5. Family
  6. Social Structure
  7. Indian Social System
  8. Social Structure and Dynamics

2 Society and Culture

  1. Definition of Material and Non-Material Society
  2. Nature of Culture
  3. Importance of Socialization
  4. Process of Socialization
  5. Religious Minorities
  6. Culture and Environment
  7. Tribal Culture
  8. Bishnoism
  9. Sacred Groves

3 Social Change and Development

  1. Understanding Social Change
  2. Theories of Social Change
  3. Processes of Social Change
  4. Social Change in India
  5. Industrialization and Modernization
  6. Secularization and Globalization
  7. Sanskritization
  8. Westernization
  9. Modernization

4 Environmental Sociology

  1. Sociology and the Study of the Environment
  2. The Rise of Environmental Sociology
  3. Capitalism and Environmental Degradation
  4. The Decline and Re-Emergence of Environmental Sociology
  5. Environmental Sociology in India
  6. Global Environmental Change and Risk Society

5 Environmentalism

  1. History of Environmentalism
  2. Ideology of Environmental Movements
  3. Social Ecology
  4. Deep Ecology
  5. Environmental Inequality
  6. Radical Ecology

6 Modernization and Ecological Collapse

  1. Modernization
  2. The Advent of Industrial Society
  3. Doomsday Predictions
  4. Crisis and Response
  5. Causes and Consequences of Environmental Deterioration
  6. Modernization and Environmental Degradation

7 Eco-Social Movements

  1. Eco-Social Movements
  2. Ecological Movement
  3. Local and Global Movements
  4. Dalit Movement
  5. Labor Movement
  6. Women’s Movement
  7. Civil Society Movements
  8. Pioneers in Environmental Conservation

8 Introduction to Social Justice

  1. Understanding Social Justice
  2. Perspectives on Social Justice
  3. Contemporary Understandings of Social Justice
  4. Social Justice in the Constitution of India
  5. Social Justice and Environmental Justice
  6. Environmental Justice Movements in India
  7. The Chipko Movement

9 Human Population and Social Justice

  1. Malthus Theory
  2. Assumptions on Population Growth
  3. Human Rights-Based Approach
  4. Women and Society
  5. Eco-feminism with Special Reference to Tribes and Villagers

10 Historical and Social Perspectives in Environmental Problems

  1. Limits to Growth Approach to the study of environment
  2. Marxian Approach
  3. Gandhian Approach
  4. Phule Approach
  5. Development, Displacement, Relocation and Environmental Problems
  6. Environment, Technology and Society

11 Democracy, Civil Society and Ecology

  1. Historical Development of Science and Technology
  2. Industrial Revolution in Indian Context
  3. Technology Adaptation
  4. Third World Countries and Adaptation of Technologies

12 Theories of Evolution

  1. The Origin of Species
  2. The Concept of Darwin
  3. Lamarckism
  4. Survival of the Fittest and Struggle for Existence

13 Environment in Ancient and Modern Societies

  1. Role of Environment in Ancient Societies
  2. Patenting of Indigenous Knowledge
  3. Bio-diversity
  4. Issues Related to Transnational Migration and Environmental Justice
  5. Policy and Action

14 Environmental Ethics and Resource Management

  1. Issues Pertaining to Common Property, CPR and Planning Issues
  2. Resources and Joint Resource Management
  3. Social Ecology
  4. Eco-spiritualism
  5. Ecological Crisis

15 Population and Environment

  1. Population Explosion And Its Impact On Environment
  2. Food Security
  3. Materialism And Consumption
  4. Ecological Footprint
  5. Urbanization and Environment