http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/1171 Search the Channel search http://idea.library.drexel.edu/simple-search http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2646 Title: On "bettering humanity" in science and engineering education <br/> <br/>Authors: Stieb, James A. <br/> <br/>Abstract: Authors such as Krishnamany Selvan argue that “all human endeavors including engineering and science” have a single primary objective: “bettering humanity.” They favor discussing “the history of science and measurement uncertainty.” This paper respectfully disagrees and argues that “human endeavors including engineering and science” should not pursue “bettering humanity” as their primary objective. Instead these efforts should first pursue individual betterment. One cannot better humanity without knowing what that means. However, there is no one unified theory of what is to the betterment of humanity. Simultaneously, there is no one field (neither science, nor engineering, nor philosophy) entitled to rule univocally. Perhaps if theorists tended their own gardens, the common weal would be tended thereby. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2638 Title: Measuring social movement organization populations: a comprehensive census of u.s. environmental movement organizations <br/> <br/>Authors: Brulle, Robert Joseph; Turner, Liesel Hall; Carmichael, Jason; Jenkins, J. Craig <br/> <br/>Abstract: Population-level analyses of SMOs typically have relied on a single source for data, most commonly the Encyclopedia of Associations (EoA). However, the validity of this procedure has been drawn into question by recent organizational studies. To examine the impact of using different sources to estimate SMO populations, we compile a comprehensive population dataset of national and regional U.S. environmental movement organizations (or EMOs) over a 100-year time period using 155 different sources. We use this data to evaluate the accuracy and selection biases in five major compilations of U.S. EMOs. The analysis shows that all single sources are selective, tapping specific sections of the environmental movement. Multiple sources are needed to capture a comprehensive population of EMOs. Researchers should be aware of the limitations of specific sources before drawing conclusions about population parameters. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2636 Title: Environmental justice: human health and environmental inequalities <br/> <br/>Authors: Brulle, Robert Joseph; Pellow, David N. <br/> <br/>Abstract: In this review, we provide an introduction to the topics of environmental justice and environmental inequality. We provide an overview of the dimensions of unequal exposures to environmental pollution (environmental inequality), followed by a discussion of the theoretical literature that seeks to explain the origins of this phenomenon. We also consider the impact of the environmental justice movement in the United States and the role that federal and state governments have developed to address environmental inequalities. We conclude that more research is needed that links environmental inequalities with public health outcomes. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2634 Title: Advertising, individual consumption levels, and the natural environment, 1900–2000 <br/> <br/>Authors: Brulle, Robert Joseph; Young, Lindsay E. <br/> <br/>Abstract: One central determinant of global environmental change is the continued expansion of personal consumption levels. In order to more fully understand the relationship between consumption and environmental degradation, the determinants of consumption must first be identified. Prior research in this area has focused on economic factors, primarily personal disposable income and population demographic characteristics. The role of cultural factors, including advertising, has been actively mentioned in theoretical analyses of the driving forces of individual consumption. However, this has not been empirically tested. In this article, we conduct an analysis of the impact of advertising on consumption levels in the United States. We start with a theoretical discussion of the literature on advertising and consumption. Based on this literature, we establish three hypotheses regarding the relationship between advertising expenditure and personal consumption. These hypotheses are then tested using time series analysis over the time period 1900–2000. The results show that advertising significantly impacts overall consumption and that these effects vary by type of consumption. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of this analysis for further research into the driving forces of global environmental change. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/2549 Title: Drinking water quality is unrelated to public vs. private ownership <br/> <br/>Authors: Masters, Roger D; Dilworth, Richardson http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/1827 Title: Granddaddy of "Great Expectations" <br/> <br/>Authors: Shostak, Arthur http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/1826 Title: 2006 Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology: Acceptance remarks by Art Shostak <br/> <br/>Authors: Shostak, Arthur http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/1818 Title: Finding solutions for the future <br/> <br/>Authors: Shostak, Arthur http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/1180 Title: Spinning our way to sustainability? <br/> <br/>Authors: Brulle, Robert Joseph; Jenkins, J. Craig <br/> <br/>Abstract: In a widely read article, Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus critiqued the environmental movement for focusing on piecemeal technocratic solutions and failing to articulate a broader political vision, declaring it irrelevant if not already “dead.” To get off the defensive, they argue, it needs to reframe its solutions to global warming and related environmental problems by appealing to core progressive values and to reformulate itself as part of a larger progressive movement. This repackaging, they say, will create a broader coalition with a shared political vision and greater political power. There is much to be said for their critique of traditional technocratic environmentalism, much of which we agree with. However, we will argue, their focus on rhetorical reform without addressing other aspects of environmental strategy is logically flawed and also undermines their commitment to democratic values. http://idea.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/1179 Title: It turns out the Armoire is your mother: Narratives of addiction in two cable television organization programs <br/> <br/>Authors: Bishop, Ronald Cameron <br/> <br/>Abstract: An ideological analysis was conducted of two cable television programs which offer strategies on how to organize the “stuff” accumulated by individuals: Clean Sweep, which airs on the TLC cable channel, and Clean House, which airs on the Style cable channel. Both programs send in energetic team of experts to help couples identify and dispose of items that they believe (and the couples agree) are negatively impacting their lives. The assumption emerging from these programs is that the unbridled passion of the guests for accumulation – of collectibles, and of just plain “stuff” – has begun to damage their lives. Rather than simply help these individuals get rid of what they no longer need, these programs sustain an ideology that suggests that the individuals who appear on these programs are addicts, desperately in need of a nationally televised intervention.