Question

Which of the following best describes the areas studied as a part of environmental sociology?
a.
the interaction between social organization and social behavior
b.
the interactions between social organization and the physical environment
c.
the overlap between social and economic systems
d.
the overlap between the fields of environmental law and sociology

Answer 1

b. the interactions between social organization and the physical environment

Environmental sociology examines how societies affect—and are affected by—the natural environment, including social causes of environmental problems and social responses to them.