by sustainablesociety | May 29, 2019 | Climate Change, Social Science
Climate Catastrophe is still an unsolvable wicked social problem 2019. Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash The following outline of climate catastrophe as a social and political ‘wicked problem’ (Rittel and Weber 1973) is based on a reading of Reinar...
by sustainablesociety | Apr 23, 2019 | Ecocide, Politics
It is with great sadness that there is news today that Polly Higgins has died aged 50. Polly was a barrister, and focused her work on ‘ecocide’. She co founded ‘Ecological Defence Integrity’. Ending Ecocide was her first book.Click To TweetSustainable Development...
by sustainablesociety | Apr 17, 2019 | Sociology
The Importance of Leadership_Alpha Males_Social Dominance Social Dominance: ‘Alpha Males’, Psychopaths and Greedy Bastards. If we ask questions about what are leadership skills, what are the qualities of leadership and what is the importance of leadership, we will...
by sustainablesociety | Apr 15, 2019 | Politics
The 'triple bottom line' of sustainability means addressing social, environmental as well as the economic basis for sustainability. All three have to be goals or you just do not have a sustainable society. In this context, poverty is a challenge to social...
by sustainablesociety | Apr 13, 2019 | Health, Social Science
Health, Sickness, Society and the Mind The Importance of sociology and psychology in health care. This 3rd edition of Psychology and Sociology in Nursing aims to address a few key issues: Want is the importance of sociology and psychology in health care? What can...
