SOCIOLOGY OF DISASTERS

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Study of disasters from a social perspective. Analysis of historical, political, institutional, economic, social and human factors that influence social vulnerability and the outcome of disasters. Discussion and application of concepts, theoretical frameworks and research tools in the study of disasters. SOCI 5015. ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Sociological analysis of energy production, distribution and consumption, with emphasis on the global dependency on non-renewable sources and its social and environmental consequences. Discussion of the interrelationship between the public energy policy and contemporary issues at the local and global levels such as climate change, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, environmental justice, international tensions and conflicts, and public health.