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CONTROVERSY BETWEEN REALISM AND CONSTRUCTIONISM IN ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY: SOME REFLECTIONS

    1 Author(s):  JAYAPAL. H. R

Vol -  7, Issue- 4 ,         Page(s) : 26 - 31  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMST

Abstract

This article makes attempts to capture the raging theoretical controversy over nature and environment between realism and constructionism which revolves around nature as objective reality. Realists argue that constructionist involves in ontological gerrymandering that is denying the existence of objective reality-nature. This will, according to realists, lead to political quietism and serve interests who are involved in environmental degradation. For Ulrich Beck nature deserved to be needled by several questions:

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