The Sociology of Global Warming: A Scientometric Look
The theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) enjoys considerable consensus among experts. It is widely recognized that global industrialization is producing an increase in the planet’s temperatures and causing environmental disasters. Still, there are scholars – although a minority – who conside...
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| description | The theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) enjoys considerable consensus among experts. It is widely recognized that global industrialization is producing an increase in the planet’s temperatures and causing environmental disasters. Still, there are scholars – although a minority – who consider groundless either the idea of global warming itself or the idea that it constitutes an existential threat for humanity. This lack of scientific unanimity (as well as differing political ideologies) ignites controversies in the political world, the mass media, and public opinion as well. Sociologists have been dealing with this issue for some time, producing researches and studies based on their specific competencies. Using scientometric tools, this article tries to establish to what extent and in which capacity sociologists are studying the phenomenon of climate change. Particular attention is paid to meta-analytical aspects such as consensus, thematic trends, and the impact of scientific works. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61bec21674964f198d1a2a2fd3c3d9ee2022-12-21T22:36:27ZengSciendoStudia Humana2299-05182021-02-01101183310.2478/sh-2021-0002The Sociology of Global Warming: A Scientometric LookCampa Riccardo0Institute of Sociology, Jagiellonian University, Grodzka 52 Street, 31-044Cracow, PolandThe theory of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) enjoys considerable consensus among experts. It is widely recognized that global industrialization is producing an increase in the planet’s temperatures and causing environmental disasters. Still, there are scholars – although a minority – who consider groundless either the idea of global warming itself or the idea that it constitutes an existential threat for humanity. This lack of scientific unanimity (as well as differing political ideologies) ignites controversies in the political world, the mass media, and public opinion as well. Sociologists have been dealing with this issue for some time, producing researches and studies based on their specific competencies. Using scientometric tools, this article tries to establish to what extent and in which capacity sociologists are studying the phenomenon of climate change. Particular attention is paid to meta-analytical aspects such as consensus, thematic trends, and the impact of scientific works.https://doi.org/10.2478/sh-2021-0002global warmingglobal coolingclimate changesociology of disasterenvironmental sociologymeta-analysisscientometrics |
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| title | The Sociology of Global Warming: A Scientometric Look |
| title_full | The Sociology of Global Warming: A Scientometric Look |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The Sociology of Global Warming: A Scientometric Look |
| title_short | The Sociology of Global Warming: A Scientometric Look |
| title_sort | sociology of global warming a scientometric look |
| topic | global warming global cooling climate change sociology of disaster environmental sociology meta-analysis scientometrics |
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