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Society and Environment by Naik and Tiwari is a book that presents an equilibrated syllabus for the aspirants of AMIE examinations and the students of all levels of sociology.  Summary Of The Book Environment and society are two interdependent elements. To understand the fundamentals of the society, the reader does have to understand the various factors that affect the environmental scenario. This book by Naik and Tiwari is an exhaustive yet comprehensive study of the fundamental elements that intertwines the environment with societal norms.  Every unit of this book presents distinctive questions that cover the syllabi for environmental sociology for scholars of all levels. Society and Environment has got ten chapters carefully separated into two groups namely society and environment. The first group analyses the fundamental concepts and its functions in today’s society. This group also deals with various other concepts like the scope of sociology, role of a sociologist, various definitions of sociology, societal dynamics and development processes, varied specialised areas of sociology, sociology and the engineer, various societal structures and stratus, an assessment of technological developments and adaptations and an in depth introduction to the subject of sociology. The second group discusses the numerous elements of the environmental developments, man’s impact upon the environment, the environmental ethics, ecology and its scope, an environmental engineer’s role in society, causes and effects of environmental degradation, definition and the concept of sustainable development, and the several technological developments that lead to a sustainable development. The ten chapters of Society and Environment are intact and complete with model questions of both essay types and objective types, to assess the capability of the readers. About The Authors Dr. S.C Naik is a renowned professor of chemical engineer. He acquired his B. Tech degree from the University of Madras. Apart from this, he obtained his M.S degree and PhD degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada, and the University of Wales, United Kingdom. He was also a post doctoral fellow at the University of California. He is also a writer of various national and international journals. His remarkable contribution to the Oriya Literature grabbed him a place among the writers of the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi. He was also the vice president of the Institution of Engineers India. Dr. T.N Tiwari was an emeritus professor of Physics at the NIT, Rourkela. He acquired his PhD degree in theoretical physics from the Sambalpur University. He also holds an expertise in Nuclear Physics from the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics situated in Kolkata. His various areas of interest are applied mathematics, ecology, mathematical biology, environmental engineering and many more. He is also a part of various esteemed educational organisations.