Promoting Environmentalism
1st Edition
Published on 11. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-4051-0082-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book focuses on the psychology, sociology, and public policy of global environmental issues. The goals of the book are:
to describe the current state of the environment and environmentalism
to present new theories and research on environmental attitudes and behaviors
to explore obstacles and ethical considerations in promoting pro-environmental action
to describe the current state of the environment and environmentalism
to present new theories and research on environmental attitudes and behaviors
to explore obstacles and ethical considerations in promoting pro-environmental action
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
307 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-0082-3 (9781405100823)
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Persons
Lynette Zelezny is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State University, Fresno, where she teaches courses in environmental psychology, applied social psychology, statistics, and research methodology. Her research interests are related to environmentalism, gender, and minority issues. Recent publications have focused on the effectiveness of environmental education, translational action research in minority mental health, and cross-cultural research on environmental attitudes and behaviors. She is the author of Methods in Action (1999, Wadsworth) and numerous publications on environmentalism.
P. Welsey Schultz is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Marcos, where he teaches courses in psychology and statistics. His research interests are in the psychology of environmental issues and the application of psychological theory to help understand and solve social problems. Recent projects have focused on promoting recycling, cross-cultural research on environmental attitudes, environmental education, stereotypes, and prejudice. He is the coauthor of Applied Social Psychology (1998, Prentice-HAll) and numerous research publications in the areas of social psychology and environmental issues.
P. Welsey Schultz is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University, San Marcos, where he teaches courses in psychology and statistics. His research interests are in the psychology of environmental issues and the application of psychological theory to help understand and solve social problems. Recent projects have focused on promoting recycling, cross-cultural research on environmental attitudes, environmental education, stereotypes, and prejudice. He is the coauthor of Applied Social Psychology (1998, Prentice-HAll) and numerous research publications in the areas of social psychology and environmental issues.
Content
Part I: Psychology of Promoting Environmentalism: Promoting Environmentalism
1. Promoting Environmentalism
Lynnette C. Zelezny, California State University, Fresno; P. Wesley Schultz, California State University, San Marcos
2. Psychology of Promoting Environmentalism: Psychological Contributions to Achieving an Ecologically Sustainable Future for Humanity
Stuart Oskamp, Claremont Graduate University
Part II: New Environmental Theories
1. Empathizing With Nature: The Effects ofPerspective Taking on Concern for Environmental Issues
P. Wesley Schultz, California State University, San Marcos
2.Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior
Paul C. Stern, National Research Council
Part III: New Trends in Measuring Environmental Attitudes
1.Measuring Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A Revised NEP Scale
Riley E. Dunlap, Michigan State University; Kent D. Van Liere, Primen; Angela G. Mertig, Michigan State University; Robert Emmet Jones, University of Tennessee
Part IV: New Ways of Thinking about Environmentalism
1. Elaborating on Gender Differences in Environmentalism
Lynnette C. Zelezny, California State University, Fresno; Poh-Pheng Chua, Pennsylvania State University; Christina Aldrich, Claremont Graduate University
2. Models of Justice in the Environmental Debate
Susan Clayton, The College of Wooster
3. Denial and the Process of Moral Exclusion in Environmental Conflict
Susan Opotow, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Leah Weiss, Annapolis, MD
Part V: New Ways to Promote Proenvironmental Behavior
1. Human Nature and Environmentally Responsible Behavior
Stephen Kaplan, University of Michigan
2. Expanding and Evaluating Motives for Environmentally Responsible Behavior
Raymond De Young, University of Michigan
3. The Application of Persuasion Theory to the Development Of Effective Proenvironmental Public Service Announcements
Renee J. Bator, State University of New York, Plattsburgh; Robert B. Cialdini, Arizona State University
4. Promoting Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing
Doug McKenzie-Mohr, St. Thomas University
Part VI: Environmentalism and Public Policy
1. Environmental Justice: Grassroots Activism and Its Impact on Public Policy Decision Making
Robert D. Bullard and Glenn S. Johnson, Clark Atlanta University
1. Promoting Environmentalism
Lynnette C. Zelezny, California State University, Fresno; P. Wesley Schultz, California State University, San Marcos
2. Psychology of Promoting Environmentalism: Psychological Contributions to Achieving an Ecologically Sustainable Future for Humanity
Stuart Oskamp, Claremont Graduate University
Part II: New Environmental Theories
1. Empathizing With Nature: The Effects ofPerspective Taking on Concern for Environmental Issues
P. Wesley Schultz, California State University, San Marcos
2.Toward a Coherent Theory of Environmentally Significant Behavior
Paul C. Stern, National Research Council
Part III: New Trends in Measuring Environmental Attitudes
1.Measuring Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm: A Revised NEP Scale
Riley E. Dunlap, Michigan State University; Kent D. Van Liere, Primen; Angela G. Mertig, Michigan State University; Robert Emmet Jones, University of Tennessee
Part IV: New Ways of Thinking about Environmentalism
1. Elaborating on Gender Differences in Environmentalism
Lynnette C. Zelezny, California State University, Fresno; Poh-Pheng Chua, Pennsylvania State University; Christina Aldrich, Claremont Graduate University
2. Models of Justice in the Environmental Debate
Susan Clayton, The College of Wooster
3. Denial and the Process of Moral Exclusion in Environmental Conflict
Susan Opotow, University of Massachusetts-Boston; Leah Weiss, Annapolis, MD
Part V: New Ways to Promote Proenvironmental Behavior
1. Human Nature and Environmentally Responsible Behavior
Stephen Kaplan, University of Michigan
2. Expanding and Evaluating Motives for Environmentally Responsible Behavior
Raymond De Young, University of Michigan
3. The Application of Persuasion Theory to the Development Of Effective Proenvironmental Public Service Announcements
Renee J. Bator, State University of New York, Plattsburgh; Robert B. Cialdini, Arizona State University
4. Promoting Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing
Doug McKenzie-Mohr, St. Thomas University
Part VI: Environmentalism and Public Policy
1. Environmental Justice: Grassroots Activism and Its Impact on Public Policy Decision Making
Robert D. Bullard and Glenn S. Johnson, Clark Atlanta University