10.1 Learning Outcomes
Aimee Samara Krouskop and Kimberly Puttman
This chapter offers you the opportunity to:
- Explain how sociologists identify the types and stages of social movements.
- Discuss sociological perspectives on social movements.
- Describe how environmental changes and our responses to those changes exacerbate inequity.
- Examine how environmental movements reshape perspectives and improve lived experiences for members of societies.
- Illustrate how environmental justice movements correct injustice and support social and environmental resilience.
- Explain the role and importance of Indigenous-led environmental movements in promoting environmental justice.
definition
the mobilization of large numbers of people to work together to achieve a social goal or address a social problem.
differences in access to resources or opportunity between groups that are the result of treatment by a more powerful group; this creates circumstances that are unnecessary, avoidable, and unfair.
the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, concerning the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
