Keywords
Environmental Sociology
Climate Change
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
Climate Change
Introduction to Sociology
Social Problems
How to Cite
McNall, Scott, and Andrew Szasz. 2014. “Teaching the Sociology of Climate Change”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, May. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/teaching-the-sociology-of-climate-change.
Abstract
Pedagogical Essay Resource: The goal of this article is to provide guidance to those introductory sociology and social problems instructors who want to introduce the subject of the sociology of climate change into one week of an existing quarter or semester class. We do so with the understanding that this is where sociologists can have the greatest impact...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
Details
- Subject Area(s):
- Environmental Sociology
- Resource Type(s):
- Essay
- Class Level(s):
- College 100
- Class Size(s):
- Any
Learning Goals and Assessments
Learning Goal(s):
- This pedagogical essay provides a rich resource identifying the goals and challenges for teaching about climate change in introductory sociology and social problems courses. It is a unique resource for an important new topic.
Goal Assessment(s):
- Assessment of learning will be constructed by individual instructors building upon this comprehensive effort to expand teaching the sociology of climate change.
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