Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems
- The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I General Concerns and Orientations in the Study of Social Problems
- Chapter 1 The Challenges of Conceptualizing Social Problems
- Chapter 2 Research Methods
- Chapter 3 Participatory Action Research and Social Problems
- Chapter 4 Public Policy and Social Problems: Recent Trends in the Formal Control of Individual Behavior
- Chapter 5 Social Problems in Global Perspective
- Chapter 6 Bridging Social Movements and Social Problems
- Chapter 7 Public Sociology and Social Problems
- Chapter 8 Service Sociology and Social Problems*
- Chapter 9 Astrosociology: Social Problems on Earth and in Outer Space
- Chapter 10 Prospects for the Sociological Study of Social Problems*
- Part II Historical and Theoretical Issues in the Study of Social Problems
- Part III Problems of Discrimination and Inequality
- Part IV Problems of Institutions
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - Astrosociology: Social Problems on Earth and in Outer Space
from Part I - General Concerns and Orientations in the Study of Social Problems
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 March 2018
- The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems
- The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I General Concerns and Orientations in the Study of Social Problems
- Chapter 1 The Challenges of Conceptualizing Social Problems
- Chapter 2 Research Methods
- Chapter 3 Participatory Action Research and Social Problems
- Chapter 4 Public Policy and Social Problems: Recent Trends in the Formal Control of Individual Behavior
- Chapter 5 Social Problems in Global Perspective
- Chapter 6 Bridging Social Movements and Social Problems
- Chapter 7 Public Sociology and Social Problems
- Chapter 8 Service Sociology and Social Problems*
- Chapter 9 Astrosociology: Social Problems on Earth and in Outer Space
- Chapter 10 Prospects for the Sociological Study of Social Problems*
- Part II Historical and Theoretical Issues in the Study of Social Problems
- Part III Problems of Discrimination and Inequality
- Part IV Problems of Institutions
- Index
- References
Summary
The field of astrosociology, founded by this author in 2004, examines the relationship between outer space and society. Sociologists, other social scientists, and humanists have failed to recognize the impact of space on daily social life – a relationship that requires attention and serious scientific analysis. In the area of social problems, astrosociology examines the various ways in which space assets can mitigate troubling situations. Of course, space assets can also contribute to social problems, such as when a national government or private corporation militarizes space. Every scientific discovery or technological achievement can result in positive or negative consequences, or more typically in mixed uses and outcomes. This chapter examines both types of impact on society and establishes a firm foundation for future astrosociological theory and research into the relationship between space and social problems. The consideration of social problems on Earth, and their comparison with outer space environments, provides a preliminary examination of social concerns that can be expected in human space ecosystems.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Social Problems , pp. 149 - 168Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018
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