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Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology introduces undergraduates to the topic in an innovative way. Instead of compiling articles from professional journals, this reader presents twenty classroom-tested ""lessons"" from dedicated, experienced teachers and researchers in the field. Building the collection on the model of a successful undergraduate classroom experience, the coeditors asked the contributors to choose a topic, match it with their favorite lecture, and construct a lesson to reflect the way that they teach it in the classroom. The result is an engaging and versatile volume that presents the core ideas of environmental sociology in concise, accessible chapters.An Instructor's Manual, available to all adopters, contains Discussion Questions, Suggested Media, and Additional Readings for each lesson.

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Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology does a great job covering the main components of environmental sociology as a field, the main theories and perspectives, research areas, and general findings and insights. Overall, the coverage is much better than competing books. I have recommended this text to colleagues and will continue recommending it. --Chenyang Xiao, American University Each section includes distinct 'lessons' that are based on leading work in the field, but written for an undergraduate audience. Each lesson goes into reasonable depth on one aspect of the section's theme. This organization lends itself easily to how I structure my course. Other undergraduate texts I've examined move from one topic to another without a larger conceptual focus. Gould and Lewis' approach is unique and effective. --Kristen Shorette, SUNY Stony Brook Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology provides a clear, coherent, logically-organized synthesis of the major themes and ideas in environmental sociology, and raises students' conscious awareness of dire environmental issues by analyzing them through these themes. I like the approach and find it unique and effective. --Robert Garot, CUNY John Jay College The book's approach is fantastic--it introduces students to the topics, but also to environmental sociologists themselves--this is unique and highly effective. It changes the 'voice' of the text, which is useful for keeping students engaged. --Erik Nielsen, The Pennsylvania State University

Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology does a great job covering the main components of environmental sociology as a field, the main theories and perspectives, research areas, and general findings and insights. Overall, the coverage is much better than competing books. I have recommended this text to colleagues and will continue recommending it. --Chenyang Xiao, American University Each section includes distinct 'lessons' that are based on leading work in the field, but written for an undergraduate audience. Each lesson goes into reasonable depth on one aspect of the section's theme. This organization lends itself easily to how I structure my course. Other undergraduate texts I've examined move from one topic to another without a larger conceptual focus. Gould and Lewis' approach is unique and effective. --Kristen Shorette, SUNY Stony Brook Twenty Lessons in Environmental Sociology provides a clear, coherent, logically-organized synthesis of the major themes and ideas in environmental sociology, and raises students' conscious awareness of dire environmental issues by analyzing them through these themes. I like the approach and find it unique and effective. --Robert Garot, CUNY John Jay College The book's approach is fantastic--it introduces students to the topics, but also to environmental sociologists themselves--this is unique and highly effective. It changes the 'voice' of the text, which is useful for keeping students engaged. --Erik Nielsen, The Pennsylvania State University

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Kenneth A. Gould is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and Professor of Sociology, and Earth and Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center. Tammy L. Lewis is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and Professor of Sociology, and Earth and Environmental Sciences at the CUNY Graduate Center. Gould and Lewis are coauthors of Ten Lessons in Introductory Sociology, Second Edition (OUP, 2017) and Thirty Readings in Introductory Sociology, Second Edition (OUP, 2016).

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