Re-conceptualizing (environmental) sociology

Environmental Sociology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 322-332

  Kasper, Debbie ^a  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

figuration; habitus; social change; socio environmental; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050780991     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23251042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/23251042.2016.1197474     Document Type: Article

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