TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Sociology and Global Climate Change: Introduction
Robert J. Brulle and Riley E. Dunlap
Chapter 2: The Human (Anthropogenic) Driving Forces of Global
Climate Change
Eugene A. Rosa, Thomas K. Rudel, Richard York, Andrew K. Jorgenson,
and Thomas Dietz
Chapter 3: Market Organizations and Environments
Charles Perrow and Simone Pulver
Chapter 4: Consumption and Climate Change
Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez and Juliet B. Schor with Wokje Abrahamse,
Alison Alkon, Jonn Axsen, Keith Brown, Rachel Shwom, Dale
Southerton, and Hal Wilhite
Chapter 5: Climate Justice and Inequality
Sharon L. Harlan, David N. Pellow, and J. Timmons Roberts with
Shannon E. Bell, William G. Holt, and Joane Nagel
Chapter 6: Adaptation to Climate Change
JoAnn Carmin, Kathleen Tierney, Eric Chu, Lori M. Hunter, J.
Timmons Roberts, and Linda Shi
Chapter 7: Mitigating Climate Change
Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Thomas K. Rudel, Kari Marie Norgaard, and
Jeffrey Broadbent
Chapter 8: Civil Society, Social Movements, and Climate Change
Beth Schaefer Caniglia, Robert Brulle, and Andrew Szasz
Chapter 9: Public Opinion on Climate Change
Rachael L. Shwom, Aaron M. McCright, Steven R. Brechin with Riley
E. Dunlap, Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt, and Lawrence C. Hamilton
Chapter 10: Challenging Climate Change: The Denial
Countermovement
Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright
Chapter 11: The Climate Change Divide in Social Theory
Robert J. Antonio and Brett Clark
Chapter 12: Methodological Approaches for Sociological Research on
Climate Change
Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt, Andrew K. Jorgenson, and Lawrence C.
Hamilton
Chapter 13: Bringing Sociology into Climate Change Research and
Climate Change into Sociology: Concluding Observations
Riley E. Dunlap and Robert J. Brulle
Riley E. Dunlap is Dresser Professor and Regents Professor of
Sociology at Oklahoma State University, Past President of the
International Sociological Association's Research Committee on
Environment & Society, and Past Chair of the American Sociological
Association's Section on Environment & Technology. He is senior
editor of the Handbook of Environmental Sociology and Sociological
Theory and the
Environment, and a Fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
Dr. Robert J. Brulle is Professor of Sociology and Environmental
Science at Drexel University, and Past Chair of the American
Sociological Association's Section on Environment & Technology. He
is author of Agency, Democracy, and Nature: The U.S. Environmental
Movement from a Critical Theory Perspective and co-editor of Power,
Justice and the Environment. He was a 2012 -2013 Fellow at the
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at
Stanford
University.
"This is a landmark work in a number of ways. The work itself is
first-rate and deserves a serious reading. Scholars and
policy-makers would do well to take the time to work through the
entire volume."
--Human Ecology Review
"Climate Change and Society provides a superb overview of our
knowledge of the social causes and consequences of climate change,
and of the social obstacles to an effective response. It is
essential reading."
--Erik Olin Wright, Vilas Distinguished Professor, University of
Wisconsin and Past President of the American Sociological
Association
"As the evidence for anthropogenic global warming accumulates,
social scientists have been largely missing in action when it comes
to research on the human activities responsible for climate change.
In this welcome volume, Brulle, Dunlap, and their colleagues
critically review what we know about the issue, setting a clear
agenda for further sociological research on this most pressing of
problems."
--Doug McAdam, Stanford University
"For a crisis that demands a profound re-thinking of our most
fundamental, socially-rooted systems, sociological perspectives are
far too seldom part of the climate conversation. I have learned so
much from the impressive list of contributors to this book, which
is filled with highly useful analyses and startling insights. It is
that rare volume that will be an invaluable resource for anyone
engaged in the climate fight: scholars, activists, and
concerned
citizens alike."
--Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything and The Shock
Doctrine
"Many texts cover the science and economics of climate change, but
few discuss the equally important sociological dimensions of the
problem. In this must-read edited volume, leading experts Bob
Brulle and Riley Dunlap, and more than thirty other leaders in the
field review the sociological context so critical for understanding
the current societal discourse over climate change and--perhaps
most importantly--the reasons for the current impasse when it comes
to
actually dealing with the problem."
--Michael E. Mann, Distinguished Professor, Penn State University,
and author of Dire Predictions: Understanding Climate Change
"Though more work always remains, the physical sciences have
accomplished their core task when it comes to climate change. We
know what we need to know about the causes and consequences of our
actions. What we don't know is how to stop ourselves, which is why
this book--and the social sciences--are so important from here on
out."
--Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Schumann
Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College
"The strengths of this volume lie in its wide coverage,
well-weighted and fully referenced analyses, and evidence stemming
from a strong global reach. What is clear from reading this
important volume is that the science of climate change is shifting
to embrace both the social sciences and the humanities. This is a
hard-won transition with intellectual blood on the carpet. This is
a journey still with its momentum: hence the timeliness and
academic/political
significance of this book."
--Tim O'Riordan, Environment:Science and Policy for Sustainable
Development
"Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives compiles a
comprehensive synthesis of sociological attention to climate change
to date, offering both reason to commend the valuable contributions
made and a roadmap for future research Riley Dunlap and Robert
Brulle undertake [an] ambitious [pursuit] by seeking to synthesize
the contributions sociology has made to the field of climate change
research. A key message offered by the editors: we
cannot afford to entertain post-political perspectives. When social
forces are key drivers of climate change, addressing them means
conflict and politics." \
-- Contemporary Sociology
"A significant accomplishment."
--Environmental Sociology
"There are many recent books on climate change with some social
science but very few that address the role of social science in
such depth. This book stands out in that regard."
--Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
"[T]he volume will be of interest not only to students of sociology
and climate change and practitioners but also to climate
researchers across disciplines in any endeavour to consider the
social aspects of climate change."
--Environmental Politics
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