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Citizen-Consumers and Evolution

Reducing Environmental Harm through Our Social Motivation

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  • © 2013

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  1. Mikael Klintman

    1. Lund University, Sweden

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-16

  3. Three Approaches

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    Pages 17-42

  4. Apollonian and Dionysian Trust

    • Mikael Klintman
    Pages 43-69

  5. Rebound Effects and Spillovers

    • Mikael Klintman
    Pages 70-85

  6. Single Policy and Planning Issues

    • Mikael Klintman
    Pages 86-110

  7. Wider Societal Change

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    Pages 111-125

  8. Conclusions and Discussion

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    Pages 126-130

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 131-153
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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.

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'Debates surrounding threats to environmental integrity and the potential for sustainable development are contentious, and proposals regarding appropriate public policy vary widely. Klintman argues forcefully that effective policies encouraging global citizens to act in ways that are more eco-responsible must be rooted in a clear grasp of human nature. Absent attention to

behavioral dispositions deeply rooted in our species's distant ancestry for example, our inclinations toward status striving and self-deception prospects for workable solutions are dim. Klintman makes a compelling case, and his book illustrates the value of forging a productive alliance between environmental sociology and the evolutionary behavioral sciences.' - Timothy Crippen, Professor of Sociology, University of Mary Washington, USA

'Klintman's goal is to learn how we can motivate people to avoid "environmental harm". He discards the boundary-maintaining fixed beliefs that have put sociology at risk of being left on the side of the road. The result is pragmatic sociological theory that is compatible with current understanding of the biological underpinnings of human behavior.' - Jerome H. Barkow, Honorary Professor, Institute of Cognition and Culture, Queen's University of Belfast, UK and Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Authors and Affiliations

  • Lund University, Sweden

    Mikael Klintman

About the author

Mikael Klintman is Professor of Sociology at Lund University, Sweden and a former Wallenberg Research Fellow in Environment and Sustainability at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. His previous publications include Eco-Standards, Product Labelling and Green Consumerism (with Magnus Boström).
 
 

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