Written by Dana R. Fisher (University of Maryland) and Andrew K. Jorgenson (Boston College) as part of A Sociology Experiment. To read this chapter: add it to your cart, complete the checkout process, return to this page, and select “Read Now” to open the Bookshelf reader.

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to: analyze the relationship between society and the environment; describe major perspectives on environmental sociology; and examine environmental issues from a sociological perspective.