Environmental Sociology - American Sociological Association

warned, asked to leave the room, and/or marked absent for that day. Students must avoid using racist,
sexist, or offensive language.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism, or any type of cheating, will not be condoned. Presenting others’ work as your own,
whether it be through copying a test, bringing in notes for an exam, or handing in papers either written by
others or copied from sources, written or from the Internet, which are not acknowledged in the text is not
permitted. Using another student’s paper or allowing another student to hand in a paper you wrote is
plagiarism. Anyone getting caught of plagiarism or cheating will be reported to the Dean.
Special Needs:
If you are a student with a special need or a disability, please contact the instructor early in the
semester for any special accommodations that you may need.
Grading:
Grade break down will follow the policy outlined in the SUNY Cobleskill Handbook. Midterm
and final grades will be posted using the last four digits of each student’s generated identification number.
Grading in the course will be determined as follows:
25% for the final exam
25% for the mid-term exam
20% for the first writing assignment
20% for the second writing assignment
10% for class participation and attendance
WEEK TOPICS READINGS
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Introduction
Sociological Theories
Sociological Theories
Historical Views
Historical Views
Population Debate
Harper
Catton & Dunlap
Freudenberg & Gramling
Leopold; Carson; Naess; Schumacher
4 Population Debate Commoner; Ehrlich
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Paper # 1 due
Political Implications
Moral Considerations
Human Impacts
Human Impacts
Review Mid Exam
Owen; Gardner; Hardin; Burger; Worster
Singer; Quammen
French
Gardner & Stern
World Commission
Knize; Bright
8 Human Health Gardner & Halweil
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