1. An Introduction to Environmental Sociology, Kenneth Gould and Tammy Lewis PART 1: Theory 2. The Social Construction of Nature: Of Computers, Butterflies, Dog and Trucks, Stella Capek 3. Theories in Environmental Sociology, Luiz Barbosa PART 2: Systemic Causes of Environmental Disruption 4. The State and Policy: Imperialism, Exclusion, and Ecological Violence as State Policy, David Pellow 5. Labor Productivity, Allan Schnaiberg 6. Corporate Power: The Role of the Global Media in Shaping What We Know About the Environment, Elizabeth Campbell 7. The Science of Nature and the Nature of Science, Richard York 8. Technological Change and the Environment, Kenneth Gould 9. Population, Demography, and the Environment, Diane Bates PART 3: Some Social Consequences of Environmental Disruption 10. Environmental Inequality and Environmental Justice, Michael Mascarenhas 11. Environmental Health, Sabrina McCormick 12. From Farms to Factories: The Environmental Consequences of Swine Industrialization, Bob Edwards and Adam Driscoll 13. Understanding Disaster Vulnerability: Floods and Hurricanes, Nicole Youngman 14. Climate Change: Why the Old Approaches Aren't Working, Timmons Roberts PART 4: Some Social Responses to Environmental Disruption 15. U.S. Environmental Movements, Robert Brulle 16. Labor and the Environment, Brian Obach 17. Environmental Movements and The Global South, Tammy Lewis 18. Indigenous Cultures: Environmental Knowledge, Practice, and Rights, Bahram Tavakolian 19. Sustainable Development, Kenneth Gould and Tammy Lewis 20. Conclusion: Unanswered Questions and the Future of Environmental Sociology, Kenneth Gould and Tammy Lewis