Environmental Sociology

Application of sociological mind and methods into ecological issues is Environmental Sociology. In this textbook, related topics go as follows: The way scientists regarded the nature in the past; examples of preventable disasters in contemporary times and the lessons taken; ; neo-Malthusianism; societal-environmental dialectic; environmentalism as a growing and “spreading” philosophy; the far history of environmentalism; origins of the modern environmental movement; environmental equity; reactions to pollution; “mainstream” versus other types of environmental groups (like grassroots currents); social consciousness & the role of media regarding the protection of nature; adverse effects of poaching (illegal hunting); animal-friendly scenes from Turkish Republic’s social life; inappropriate ways of fishing in seas and oceans; a true friend of green: Tarzan of Manisa in Turkey in former years; social aspect of water; water and religion.