Hope for a cause as cause for hope: The need for hope in environmental sociology

American Sociologist

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-261

  Lueck, Michelle A M ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Eco marxism; Ecological modernization; Environmental sociology; Hope; Pessimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449169820     PISSN: 00031232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12108-007-9017-7     Document Type: Article

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