Andrew Szasz
Andrew Szasz (* as András Szász in Hungary in 1947 ) is an American environmental sociologist .
Life
András Szász grew up in Hungary for the first few years until his family had to leave the country in 1956 as a result of the Hungarian popular uprising . In the United States, he studied at Harvard University and was one of the protesting students in 1968. He received his MA from the University of Chicago and his PhD in 1982 from the University of Wisconsin – Madison .
His scientific focus is on environmental sociology, environmental policy, environmental movements and climate change. In his study on consumer behavior, he describes the withdrawal of society from ecological problems. His more recent study on the attitudes of religious groups towards climate change also shows an attentism towards environmental problems rather than an attitude that is ready for action, which feeds on the moral obligation to preserve creation.
Szasz teaches at the University of California, Santa Cruz . He publishes in various scientific journals such as the Journal of American History and the American Sociological Review .
Fonts (selection)
- Shopping Our Way to Safety: How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves . University of Minnesota Press, 2007
- With Walter L Goldfrank; David Goodman: Ecology and the world system . Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999
- with Michael R Meuser: Santa Clara County toxics and demographics maps . Santa Cruz, CA: Sustainable Economic & Environmental Knowledge, Map Cruzin, 1996
- EcoPopulism: Toxic Waste and the Movement for Environmental Justice . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press 1994
- Environmental protection and the grass roots . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1994.
- The dynamics of socil regulation: a study of the formation and evolution of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration . Dissertation University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982
Web links
- Literature by and about Andrew Szasz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Andrew Szasz in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Szasz , at UCSC, accessed August 3, 2013
- ↑ a b c Peter Unfried : Who the hell knows , in: TAZ , July 20, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Szasz, Andrew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Szász, András (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American environmental sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hungary |