SOC 363 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

College of Arts and Sciences

Credit(s): 3

This course focuses on environmental injustices and movements for social justice both within the United States and abroad. It examines the extent to which disadvantaged groups, including people of color, low-income communities, and people of the Global South, bear a disproportionate share of environmental toxins and hazards in the world. It also examines the emergence and characteristics of environmental justice movements grassroots and community-based efforts to deal with environmental threats.