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25 - The Sociology of Environmental Morality: Examples from Agri-Food

from Part VI - Food and Agriculture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2020

By
Paul V. Stock
Edited by
Katharine Legun ,
Julie C. Keller ,
Michael Carolan  and
Michael M. Bell
Katharine Legun
Affiliation:
Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands
Julie C. Keller
Affiliation:
University of Rhode Island
Michael Carolan
Affiliation:
Colorado State University
Michael M. Bell
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Summary

While the sociology of morality continues a reemergence as an important subfield, with few exceptions (Bell, 1994; 2018), environmental sociology continues to avoid a dialogue with the sociology of morality. Farrell’s (2015) work on conflicting moral orders and moral devaluation in the US West opens a door to further establishing a sociology of environmental morality. A sociology of environmental morality that brings Bell, Farrell, and others in dialogue aims to open up various environmental conflicts, disagreements, policies, worldviews, and their attendant consequences to sociological examination. After an overview of the basis of a sociology of environmental morality, this entry concludes with two examples from agri-food studies.

Keywords

moralityagriculturemoral ordersnatural consciencegood farmer
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The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Sociology , pp. 429 - 444
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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