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sociology of waste  

Definition

  • As the study of society, sociology is intrinsically concerned with empirical observation of society, revealing patterns and divisions across space, gender, class, race, and ethnicity. The discipline is especially suited to analyzing socioeconomic divisions, social mobility, and deviance, all of which may be illuminated through studies of waste. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Sociology of Waste]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-DCDJ1585-T

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