Christina Ergas, Author at Social Science Space

Christina Ergas

Christina Ergas is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Tennessee. She researches the relationship between social inequity and the natural environment, with a focus toward how power relations structure access and exposure to environmental goods and harms.

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Environmental Sociologist Connects Permaculture and Climate Justice

A potential antidote to harmful monocultures is a form of community farming invented back in the 1970s: permaculture. Permaculture is not just about farming; it incorporates economic and social principles.

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Worker Fragility Focus of UCL Collaborative Social Science Domain’s Annual Debate

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Honoring a Prescient Look Corporate Social Responsibility

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NSF Reaching Out to High Schoolers Interested in Social, Behavioral Science

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