Today

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Today

• Sociologists to Know-Student Presentations
• The Earth and You
• Environmental Problems
• Solutions
• Test 3 coming up May 8th Study guide will be on
  website this weekend

We make a living by what we get, but we make a
life by what we give. Winston Churchill
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What do these people have in common?

• Michelle Obama
• Robin Williams
• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Dr. Ruth Westheimer
  
  (the sex doctor)
• Regis Philbin (tv show host)
• Joe Theismann (former football player)

They all majored in Sociology
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How did sociology start?

• Mid 1800s
• Social observers began using scientific methods
• Social upheaval
• Success of the revolutions in America and France
  made people rethink social life

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Important sociologists Why do these people matter?

• Why do we learn about important people in
  sociology?
• Helps you understand what sociology is all about
• How will we learn about them?
• Not memorization of names and dates
• Focus on 3 important contributions of each person
• Focus on how their theory is (or is not) relevant
  today

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Extra Credit Presentations

• Be a respectful audience
• Provide eye contact
• No talking or other distractions
• Support your classmates

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Types of pollution

• Air Pollution
• Water Pollution
• Land Pollution

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Impacts of pollution

• Biodiversity loss (extinction of plant and animal
  species)
• Global Warming/Climate change

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Think about it and prepare to share
What steps do you take personally to help the
environment? Does your school or
employer take any

steps to help the
environment? What do you/your
employers/your school do that is hurting the
environment?
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In groups of 3-4
Directions Make 3 lists answering each of the 3
questions below. Select someone from your group
to record and someone share
7 minutes
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Structural Functionalist Perspective

• Interdependence between human s and earth
• Functional for society to take care of earth
• Going green saves

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Structural Functionalist Perspective

• Latent dysfunctions unintended consequences of
  human activities

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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Media can impact environmental problems
• Celebrities driving hybrid
  
  vehicles can influence
  
  consumers

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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Greenwashing deceptive way environmentally
  damaging companies portray themselves as
  eco-friendly
• (5 of good but 95 bad)

Disposable diapers are the third largest single
consumer item in landfills.
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Greenwashing deceptive way environmentally
  damaging companies portray themselves as
  eco-friendly

According to Womens Voices for the Earth, The
Dirt On Cleaning Products Simple Green contains
the chemical ethylene glycol butyl ether or EGBE,
which is on Californias list of toxic
ingredients.
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Ford Escape Hybrid SUV
• Ford has the worst overall fuel economy of all
  major automakers. Hybrids account for less than
  1 of their annual sales

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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Greenwashing in politics attempt to make a
  policy seem earth-friendly when it is not (Clear
  Skies Initiative)

Opposed by groups such as the Sierra Club because
it -Allowed 42 million more tons of pollution
emitted -Allowed 68  more Nitrogen Oxide
pollution.
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

• Some environmentalists withdraw from Earth Day
  Events because of sponsorship from
  environmentally irresponsible corporations or
  waste that results

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The Story of Stuff
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Conflict Perspective

• Wealthy nations have higher rates of consumption
  that
• deplete natural resources
• emit pollutants
• generate waste

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Conflict Perspective

• Wealth, power, and pursuit of profit influence
  environmental problems
• Planned obsolescence manufacturing of products
  that are intended to become outdated in a short
  period of time

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Planned Obsolescence
5.6 billion pounds of electronics-- TVs, stereos,
cell phones, and computers were trashed in 2010
(Environmental Protection Agency) Millions of
pounds of chemicals and heavy metals in
landfills SOLUTIONS MyGreenElectronics.org Hope
Line GreenPhone.com National Coalition Against
Domestic violence www.ncadv.org www.cellphonesforl
ife.org
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Conflict Perspective

• Profit more important than environmental damage

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Conflict Perspective

• Industries use their power to influence
  politicians environmental and energy policies

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Environmental Racism and Classism

• Dumping of toxic wastes more frequently in areas
  with high concentrations of minorities or those
  of low-income

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Environmental Racism and Classism
The green dots represent toxic release
facilities. The orange areas of LA County are
where people of color make up 80 or more of the
population. The yellow areas represent places
where people of color only make up 0-40 of the
population.
Source Thesocietypages.org
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Conflict Perspective

• Social implications some groups suffer while
  others profit
• Example-Conflict minerals Sexual violence in
  Congo fueled by militias warring over minerals

Find out how to help www.enoughproject.org
Understanding Conflict Minerals
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Solutions

• Consumer behavior
• Corporation buy-in
• Environmental Activism
• Education
• Government policies,
  regulations, funding

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Consumer/corporate behavior

• Fuel efficient vehicles

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Consumer/corporate behavior

• 2. Energy efficient home appliances

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Consumer/corporate behavior

• 3. Natural, organic, and home made cleaning
  products

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Consumer/corporate behavior

• 4. Reusable products

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Consumer/corporate behavior

• 5. Going paperless-online banking, mail
  preference list, Abacus

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Consumer/corporate behavior 6. Farmers Markets,
shop local Typical grocery store produce travels
nearly 1,500 miles Traveling results in
pollution LocalHarvest.org
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Consumer/corporate behavior7. Native and drought
tolerant landscaping
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Consumer/corporate behavior

• 8. Purchasing products with less packaging

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Environmental Policy
Laws/activities aimed to prevent, or reduce
harmful effects on nature
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Environmental Education

• Toxic Tours
• People living in areas with high levels of
  pollution and suffering from very high rates of
  medical issues
• asthma
• respiratory illnesses
• heart problems
• cancer
• low birthrates
• miscarriages

Extra Credit Toxic Tour Schedule Roberto
Cabrales at rcabrales_at_cbecal.org or
[phone] x107 2 points extra credit, go and
type 1 page about your experience
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Environmental Education

• Toxic Tours
• Communities for a Better Environment
• Huntington Park, Vernon, Bell, Wilmington, Long
  Beach
• Tour areas where people live with pollution from
  freeways, power plants, oil refineries, seaports,
  airports, and chemical manufacturers. 

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Environmental Education

• Environmental Defenders
• Educate elementary school kids about protecting
  the environment through
• Free materials for teachers
• Free assembly for school
• Songs, videos, activities
• Website of resources
• (http//ladpw.org/epd/)

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Environmental Education
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Environmental Education

• Generation Earth
• Provide training and support to high school
  teachers and students
• Assist campus and community
  eco-projects.

• service learning

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Green Energy

• Renewable and non-polluting
• Solar Energy
• Wind Power
• Hydrogen Power

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Coming Up May 8th Wed Test 3 Study guide will be
on website this weekend Extra Credit for I Am
movie due next class
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Consumer behavior

• Bill Nye Stuff Happens
• The Lazy Environmentalist

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What is sustainability?
Animated
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Environmental Activism

• Youth Activism

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Environmental Activism

• CARD
• Citizens for Alternatives to
  
  Radioactive Dumping (CARD) was
  founded in 1978 by
  Latino/a
  activists and community members
  from New
  Mexico
• Mission encompasses stopping dumping of toxic and
  radioactive waste along the US/Mexico border.