2315 - Environmental Justice: A Sociological Imperative

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

The session will explore new arguments about the impact of environmental hazards on people of color, including the mobilization efforts that such people have made in response to their recognizing that such hazards impinge on their lives. The papers focus on the contributions that sociologists have recently been making to better understand the racial implications of social engagement with the physical environment.

Description

The session will explore new arguments about the impact of environmental hazards on people of color, including the mobilization efforts that such people have made in response to their recognizing that such hazards impinge on their lives. The papers focus on the contributions that sociologists have recently been making to better understand the racial implications of social engagement with the physical environment.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Dorceta E. Taylor, University of Michigan

Presider

• Dorceta E. Taylor, University of Michigan

Panelists

• Steven R. Brechin, Rutgers University

• Dorceta E. Taylor, University of Michigan

• David Pellow, University of California-Santa Barbara

• Kerry Ard, Ohio State University