Abstract
The tradition in sociology which trying to distinguish natural sciences from social sciences have made the discussion of nature are excluded from the subject of sociology. Afterward this trend is criticized by most of sociologist. The sociologist believe that the tradition has hampered sociologists from understanding environmental problems. This group of sociologists believes that is extremely important to include non-social (natural) factors as variables in sociological analysis in order to allow the discipline to solve environmental problems. However, some of sociologist are against this attempt and explain that even though sociology does not include non-social factors in the analysis; sociology, as a discipline, has given its attention to the awareness in environmental problems and emphasized numerous studies that give sufficient contribution to the environment. Thus, in its effort to solve the environmental problems, sociology gives 2 (two) different answers which are represented in 2 (two) different perspectives. The two perspectives have made sociology capable of giving important contribution in both understanding and solving existing environmental problems faced by different societies in the world. These two perspectives, with its own capability, has given a meaningful contribution.
