“This is not only the best environmental sociology text I've used, but it is the best text of any
type I've used in college-level teaching.”–Dr. Cliff Brown, University of New Hampshire Join …

In this study we examine how the agribusiness industry works to manipulate conventional
farming masculinities in the U nited S tates to facilitate agricultural deskilling, a process that …

Environmental scholars have made important progress explaining the social forces
associated with pollution. Although important exceptions exist, insufficient attention has …

The welfare of farmed animals has become an important topic of public concern, regulation,
and research funding in the United States and Europe, with industry and policymakers …

Abstract Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are rapidly expanding in rural
Illinois. This research explores the political power linkages between county boards and …

Researching the industrial livestock sector is like watching the Luis Buñuel film, Los
Olvidados (The Forgotten Ones). Set in Mexico City's slums, the film depicts a number of …