Citizen-consumers and evolution [electronic resource] : reducing environmental harm through our social motivation /
Klintman, Mikael.author.
This book develops a groundbreaking, novel approach to examining ethical consumer behaviour from the perspective of evolutionary theory, illustrating the deeply rooted potentials and limits within society for reducing environmental harm.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1Introduction; 1.1 Re-inviting the concept of motivation; 1.2 Taking social motivation seriously; 2 Three Approaches; 2.1 Citizen-consumers and rationality; 2.2 Values as primary or secondary driving forces; 2.2.1 Theecological motivation approach; 2.2.2 The material motivation approach; 2.2.3 Thesocial motivation approach; 2.3 Reflection versus reflexvity; 2.4 Habitual or constantly recalculatedpractices?; 2.5 Conclusions and discussion; 3 Apollonian and Dionysian Trust; 3.1 Evolutionary theory and trust
3.2 Apollonian simple trust3.3 Apollonian reflective trust; 3.4 Dionysian trust; 3.4.1 Celebrities towards Dionysian trust; 3.4.2 Social marketing towards Dionysian trust; 3.4.3 Group-based interventions towards Dionysian trust; 3.5 Conclusions and discussion; 4 Rebound Effects and Spillovers; 4.1 Doing, saying, and believing as social practice; 4.1.1 Ecological hypocrisy; 4.1.2 Constant material preferences; 4.1.3 Socially consistent practices; 4.2 The relationship between practices; 4.2.1 Ecological consistency through knowledge; 4.2.2 Constancy of material use
4.2.3 Response from the social motivation approach4.3 Conclusions and discussion; 5Single  Policy and Planning Issues; 5.1 Progressive, environmental policy making; 5.2 Process is as important as outcome; 5.3 Thefundamental pillar of citizen activism; 5.3.1Motivations for individual and collectiveaction; 5.3.2 Structure and (collective) agency; 5.3.3 Collective action beyond the local level; 5.4 Conclusions and discussion; 6Wider Societal Change; 6.1 Alternative hedonism; 6.2 Ecological citizenship; 6.3 Degrowth; 6.4 Conclusions and discussion; 7Conclusions and Discussion; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book develops a groundbreaking, novel approach to examining ethical consumer behaviour from the perspective of evolutionary theory, illustrating the deeply rooted potentials and limits within society for reducing environmental harm.
Environmental sociology.
Political science.
Biological psychology.
Environmental policy.
Operations research.
Decision making.
Sociology.
Environmental Sociology.
Political Science.
Biological Psychology.
Environmental Politics.
Operations Research/Decision Theory.
Sociology, general.