by sustainablesociety | Oct 13, 2019 | Politics
The Continuing Relevance of Social Class Having read yet another piece by Graham Scambler, the relevance of social class for understanding contemporary society is, in my view, reinforced. Graham very helpfully set out his set of premises with which I have long agreed...
by sustainablesociety | Oct 7, 2019 | Philosophy
Rebecca Martusewicz wrote: “I work to engage students in critical cultural-ecological analyses of the roots of current social and ecological crises. I have been actively engaged in learning with Detroit and other grassroots activists for over ten years in projects...
by sustainablesociety | Sep 26, 2019 | Politics
Socio-Political Awareness is a key aspect of knowledge for nurses and other health care professionals. Photo by swapnil-dwivedi-Bwbq9_AuZ7c-unsplash.jpg “For the remainder of this century, the most worthy goal that nurses can select is that of arousing their...
by sustainablesociety | Aug 17, 2019 | Climate Change, Politics
Roger Hallam, co founder of ER, sets out the position. Watch this video. In short, he argues that the science suggests that the climate emergency will create food shortages which will usher in social collapse. The global economic system is destroying itself because it...
by sustainablesociety | Aug 8, 2019 | Politics, Uncategorized
David Livingstone Smith’s ‘Dehumanisation’ thesis includes the following: “One common misconception of my position on dehumanization is that when one dehumanizes others one conceives of them as less than fully human. My position is that when one dehumanizes others,...
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...
