SOCI 341 - Environmental Justice

3 Credit(s)

This course will examine the relationship between social inequality and environmental issues. How are environmental goods and bads distributed across social groups? Course topics will include the citing of hazardous waste sites, the degradation of Native environmental amenities, among other topics. This course will explore the role of knowledge production, gender, and grassroots activism in environmental justice issues. The course will also provide students with a history of the Environmental Justice movement in the United States. A minimum of Sophomore standing required. Fall.