"Society and Nature" is a lively and highly accessible introduction
to the sociology of the environment. The book provides a
comprehensive guide to contemporary issues and current debates -
including society, nature and the enlightenment, industry and
environmental transformation, commodification, consumption, the
network society and human identity, human biology, citizenship and
new social movements.
Combining insights from contemporary sociology, politics,
developmental biology and psychology, Peter Dickens suggests that
environmental degradation is largely due to humanity's narcissistic
demand that the environment be made into a commodity to be
consumed. Meanwhile, human biology is also being modified: people's
bodies are being rebuilt in ways that reflect their class
positions. People and their surroundings have always adapted
according to the demands of society. But modern capitalist society
is changing the environment and its people in profound, potentially
catastrophic, ways, shaping both human and non-human nature in its
own image.
The book contains a number of student features to interest and
guide the reader as well as an attractive and clear layout. It will
be particularly useful for students and teachers of sociology,
human ecology, environmental studies and social theory.
Dickens' insight won his work the American Sociological
Association's Outstanding Publication Award 2006, in the
Environment and Technology section.
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