Ecology, World Resources and the Quality of Social Life

by William V. D'Antonio, Masamichi Sasaki, Yoshio Yonebayashi

Overview

The twelve contributors to this volume, from ten different nations, are world-renowned sociologists who examine problems of ecology and world resources as they affect the quality of social life. Three different perspectives are employed: high technology, industrialization, and the problems of development; restructuring and alternatives of development; and social movements and social policies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781560007227
Publisher:	Transaction Publishers
Publication date:	02/28/1994
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William V. D'Antonio, Masamichi Sasaki, Yoshio Yonebayashi

Table of Contents

Introduction, 1. Anthony Giddens, 2. Riley E. Dunlap and William R. Catton, Jr., Department of Sociology, 3. Edgar F. Borgatta, Chair, 4. Paolo Ammassari, I.I.S. President, 5. Alex Inkeles, 6. Erwin K. Scheuch, 7. S. N. Eisenstadt, 8. T. K. Oommen, 9. France Govaerts, 10. G. Szell, 11. Raymond Boudon, 12. Akinsola Akiwowo, Appendix, Author Index, Subject Index