Title: Sociology and the Environment: A Theoretical Overview with Special Reference to Eco-Marxism
Abstract: Environmental sociology deals with social, cultural and ecological areas of human life. This area of research is very useful for the developments of environmental policies and the process of equitable development of a nation. It also helps to cultivate environmental awareness and a new sociological outlook to the learners and administrators. This study is an attempt to understand various epistemological views related to the interrelationships between sociology and environment but mainly focuses on the Eco-Marxism. As a new theoretical outlook Eco-Marxism explores the interaction between people and environment with the motive of maximization of profit and the intuition of exploitation of nature and natural resources. In modern times the effect of limitlessness in human motives and the crises of technological domination converts human in to more utilitarian towards nature. It reflects all sorts of envoi mental crises and ecological problems in the modern society. Eco-Marxism, as the central concern of this paper, highlights the inherent social division in the society on the basis of the possession of wealth and material, and how it leads to as the fundamental reason for ecological crisis and issues. Overexploitation of the nature and material resources for economic and developmental purposes results to the condition of the alienation of people from the harsh realities of life. This study also discusses the alienation of people within the framework of modern industrial and socio-cultural transactions. Key Words—Social Darwinism - Evolution of human society from homogeneity to heterogeneity on biological developmental framework. Eco Marxism - Marxian interpretation of ecological process and outcomes. Ecological modernization - The process of transformation of ecology into more sophisticated line due to the involvement of socio-political factors. Resource mobilization - Gathering of resources for mass agitation for a desired goal. Relative deprivation- Persistent inequality based on social political and cultural parameters.
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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