Environment and Society

Charles Harper is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. A member of the faculty since 1968, he has developed and taught numerous courses in the sociology department. Dr. Harper’s teaching and scholarly interests included the study of social change, globalization, the sociology of religion, social theory, and environmental sociology. He has published papers in a variety of academic journals. Monica Snowden is Professor of Sociology at Wayne State College in rural Nebraska. Dr. Snowden earned her Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She has been teaching environmental sociology for nearly 20 years. Her research interests and publications are in the areas of environmental sociology, social inequalities and theory, teaching pedagogy, and most recently, barriers to access to health care. Several of her publications have been co-authored with her husband Joe Blankenau, a political scientist at Wayne State College.

1. Environment, Human Systems, and Social Science 2. Humans and the Resources of the Earth: Sources and Sinks 3. Climate Change, Science and Diplomacy 4. Energy and Society 5. Population, Environment, and Food 6. Globalization, Growth, and Sustainability 7. Economic Markets and Politics: Transforming Structures 8. Environmentalism. Ideology and Collective Action