01892nam a22002657a 450000500170000001000150001702000260003203500130005803500130007103700130008403700120009708200140010910000350012324500740015825000110023226000390024327000780028230000410036050000510040150005480045252005370100065000290153765000340156665000260160020130923142558.0  aENG-107057  a9788132110118c495.00  aEN-90590  aB-512624  bDBAD/PUB  bBSB/Ven00a363.72231 aBell, Michael Mayerfeldd1957-13aAn invitation to environmental sociology /cby Michael Mayerfeld Bell  a4th ed  aNew DelhibSAGE Publicationsc2012  aB1/I-1 Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area, Mathura RoadbNew Delhie110044  axiii,384p. :bill., maps c26cm(pbk)  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aMachine generated contents note: Chapter 1. Environmental Problems and Society Part I: The Material Chapter 2. Consumption and Materialism Chapter 3. Money and Machines Chapter 4. Population and Development Chapter 5. Body and Health Part II: The Ideal Chapter 6. The Ideology of Environmental Domination Chapter 7. The Ideology of Environmental Concern Chapter 8. The Human Nature of Nature Chapter 9. The Rationality of Risk Part III: The Practical Chapter 10. Mobilizing the Ecological Society Chapter 11. Governing the Ecological Society .  a"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, Michael Bell covers the broad range of topics in environmental sociology with a personal passion rarely seen in sociology textbooks. With extensively updated material on the environmental situation, this edition challenges readers with the complexity of environmental puzzles"--Provided by publisher. 0aEnvironmental sociology. 0aEnvironmental responsibility. 0aEnvironmental ethics.