SOCS 325 Week 3 Collaborative Group Project: Recyclenergy #Recyclenergy Figur e 1.Solar Electric Generating System in California. (Anne C. Mulk ern) #Recyclenergy Two environmental issues that I feel passionate for are world pollution & recycling. Air pollution can harm us when it accumulates in the air in high enough concentrations. Millions of Americans live in areas where urban smog, particle pollution, & toxic pollutants pose serious health concerns. People exposed to high enough levels of c...

Week 1 – SOCS 325 Week 1: Defining Environmental Sociology Q: Define what Environmental Sociology means to you, and describe what an Environmental Sociologist studies. A: Environmental sociolog y means a field of sociology which deals with societal-environmental interactions and focuses mainly on the social dimensions of either the natural environment or the human-built environment. Environmental sociologist is a person who studies environmental sociology or society-environment interactions. S...

SOCS 325 Week 1 Group Project: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Figure 1. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. (Christie McLead). #ALSIceBucketChallenge ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the bran & the spinal cold. According to Dr. Lucie Brujin, “There are two different types of ALS, sporadic & familial. Sporadic, which is the most common form of the disease in the U.S., accounts for 90 to 95 perc...