How culture shapes the climate change debate
tarafından
 
Hoffman, Andrew J., 1961- author

Başlık
How culture shapes the climate change debate

Yazar
Hoffman, Andrew J., 1961- author

ISBN
9780804794220
 
9780804795050

Yazar Ek Girişi
Hoffman, Andrew J., 1961- author

Fiziksel Tanımlama
110 pages ; 20 cm.

İçerik
A cultural schism -- Social psychology and the climate change debate -- Sources of organized resistance -- Bridging the cultural schism -- Historical analogies for cultural change -- The full scope.

Özet
Though the scientific community largely agrees that climate change is underway, debates about this issue remain fiercely polarized. These conversations have become a rhetorical contest, one where opposing sides try to achieve victory through playing on fear, distrust, and intolerance. At its heart, this split no longer concerns carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, or climate modeling; rather, it is the product of contrasting, deeply entrenched worldviews. This brief examines what causes people to reject or accept the scientific consensus on climate change. Synthesizing evidence from sociology, psychology, and political science, Andrew J. Hoffman lays bare the opposing cultural lenses through which science is interpreted. He then extracts lessons from major cultural shifts in the past to engender a better understanding of the problem and motivate the public to take action. How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate makes a powerful case for a more scientifically literate public, a more socially engaged scientific community, and a more thoughtful mode of public discourse.

Konu Başlığı
Climatic changes -- United States -- Public opinion.
 
İklim değişiklikleri -- ABD -- Dış kamuoyu.
 
Science -- United States -- Public opinion.
 
Bilim -- ABD -- Kamuoyu.
 
Political culture -- United States.
 
Siyasal kültür -- ABD.
 
Social psychology -- United States.
 
Sosyal psikoloji -- ABD.


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