Delta State University
SOC/COD 522 Environment and Society
Spring Semester 2007
Discussion Leaders and Discussants
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Week Date |
Topic Reading |
Discussion Leader Discussant |
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2 Jan. 16 |
Global Environmental Challenges |
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| Speth & Haas, Ch. 1 & 2 | Mary Kathryn Wooten | |
| Candice Holland | ||
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3 Jan. 23 |
Why Should We Protect the Environment? |
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Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 1 & 2 |
Carolyn Newsome |
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Crystal Browder |
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4 Jan. 30 |
The Logic of Industrial Production |
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Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 3 |
Ruby Brady |
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| Brown, Ch. 4 |
Angela Jenkins |
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Coday Anthony |
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Sustainability and Global Politics |
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| Speth & Haas, Ch. 3 |
Marcie Moore |
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Chiquita Turner |
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5 Feb. 6 |
Population, Consumption and/or Technology |
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Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 4 |
Jackie Scott |
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| Brown, Ch. 1 | Chrystal Early | |
| Ledonnis Norwood | ||
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The New Consumers |
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| Myers & Kent, Ch. 1 |
Lillie Williams |
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Chris McDaniels |
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6 Feb. 13 |
Global Trends in Consumption | |
| Myers & Kent, Ch. 2 |
Chrystal Early |
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Chris McDaniels |
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| Myers & Kent, Ch. 3 |
Eric Atchison |
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Mallory Reves |
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Global Treaties and Law |
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| Speth & Haas, Ch. 4 |
Juanita Sims |
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James Jones |
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7 Feb. 20 |
Economics and Ecology |
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Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 5 |
Regan Hall |
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Candice Holland |
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8 Feb. 27 |
Resources and Consumption |
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| Myers & Kent, Ch. 4 |
Michael Nienaber |
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Coday Anthony |
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Individual Choices and Their Effects |
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Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 6 |
Jolana Gibbs |
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David Tanner |
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9 Mar. 6 |
International Agencies |
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| Speth & Haas, Ch. 5 |
Mechelle Wallace |
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Mallory Reves |
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Environmental Movements |
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Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 7 |
Jackie Scott |
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James Jones |
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10 Mar. 20 |
LDCs and the Environment |
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| Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 8 |
Ruby Brady |
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Crystal Browder |
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David Tanner |
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11 Mar. 27 |
Global Environmental Governance in the 21st Century |
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| Speth & Haas, Ch. 6 | Carolyn Newsome | |
| Ledonnis Norwood | ||
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China's Road to Sustainability |
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| Myers & Kent, Ch. 5 | Mary Kathryn Wooten | |
| Chiquita Turner | ||
| Brown, Ch. 8 | Eric Atchison | |
| Chris McDaniels | ||
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12 Apr. 3 |
Sustaining Nature |
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| Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 9 | Angela Jenkins | |
| Crystal Browder | ||
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Food Security |
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| Brown, Ch. 10 | Marcie Moore | |
| Candice Holland | ||
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13 Apr. 10 |
Global Consumption Trends |
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| Myers & Kent, Ch. 6 | Jolana Gibbs | |
| Chiquita Turner | ||
| Myers & Kent, Ch. 7 | Mechelle Wallace | |
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Michael Nienaber |
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| Coday Anthony | ||
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14 Apr. 17 |
Sustainable Production |
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| Schnaiberg & Gould, Ch. 10 | Juanita Sims | |
| Mallory Reves | ||
| David Tanner | ||
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Sustainable Consumption |
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| Myers & Kent, Ch. 8 | Regan Hall | |
| James Jones | ||
| Myers & Kent, Ch. 9 | Lillie Williams | |
| Ledonnis Norwood | ||