Title:
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SOCIOLOGY AND NATURE
SOCIAL ACTION IN CONTEXT |
By: |
Raymond Murphy |
Format: |
Paperback |
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ISBN 10: |
0813328667 |
ISBN 13: |
9780813328669 |
Publisher: |
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US |
Pub. date: |
13 September, 1997 |
Pages: |
250 |
Description: |
Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ecological negligence, this book proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature matters. |
Synopsis: |
Sociology as if nature did not matter has been the sociological expression of modern societies negligent of the processes of nature. In response to this ecological negligence, this book proposes the reconstruction of sociology in which nature matters, developing a sociological approach that places social action in its natural context. Humanity's success in manipulating nature destabilizes the natural support system of society on a planetary scale and, in turn, destabilizes all of society's institutions. The book argues that, as the manipulation of nature has become so central to modern society, society can now be understood only in terms of the interaction between social action and the processes of nature. The growing awareness that social constructions unleash dynamic processes of nature - processes beyond human control that bear on social action - has the potential to bring about a radical transformation of sociology. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Westview Press Inc |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |