An Invitation to Environmental Sociology

The highly praised Fourth Edition of An Invitation to Environmental Sociology brings out the sociology of environmental possibility, inviting students to delve into this rapidly changing field. Written in a lively, engaging style, Bell covers the broad range of topics in environmental sociology with a personal passion rarely seen in sociology textbooks. New To This Edition A new section in Chapter 1 discusses the challenges to sustainability posed by energy production and use Significant revisions to Chapter 5 add a new section on the sociology of food and a new section on the sociology of mobilities and environmental flows A new section in Chapter 8 on the social construction of environmental non-problems focuses on climate change skepticism Discussion of the realist constructionist debate is updated in light of recent scholarship Features and Benefits Improves the exposition and integration of the unifying concept of ecological dialogue Develops the notion of virtual environmentalism as a practical application of environmental sociology to real-world problems Offers an integration of environmental social movement theory Discusses the latest theoretical trends in environmental sociology, including environmental flows, the Jevons paradox, disproportionality, degrowth, and participatory governance.