SOC 459 - Social Dilemmas of Climate Change

(3 units) CO11, CO13

Sociological understanding of climate change. Focuses on social, economic, organizational, and cultural dilemmas of global climate transformation, including: carbon-based production and consumption patterns, population growth, health effects, migration patterns, inequalities and social conflicts, and cultural perceptions of climate.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior class standing OR SOC 235 OR ENV 101 OR PSC 211 OR PSC 231 OR GEOG 121 OR GEOG 212 OR ATMS 121 OR CH 212 OR SUST 201 OR SW 250 OR WMST 250

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. analyze differential responsibilities for climate change and the unequal impacts across global societies.
2. identify and explain how social structures and cultural practices contribute to the causes, challenges, and solutions of climate change.
3. integrate and synthesize core knowledge to analyze the open-ended problems and complex issues presented by the social causes of climate change, and the social structures that inhibit mitigation or adaptation.

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