Social Issues and Psychology:
Psychology & The Environment
Fall, 1997


Supplemental Readings to accompany Environmental Problems and Human Behavior, by Gardner & Stern, 1996: Allyn & Bacon.

Chapter 1: The Earth's Environmental Problems and the Role of Human Behavior

Ruckelshaus, W.A. (1989). Toward a sustainable world. Scientific American, 261, 166-174.

Vitousek, P.M., Mooney, H.A., Lubchenco, J., & Melillo, J.M. (1997). Human domination of earth=s ecosystems. Science, 277, 494-499.

Chapter 2: Environmental Problems as Tragedies of the Commons

Edney, J.J. (1980). The commons problem: Alternative perspectives. American Psychologist, 35, 131-150.

Shippee, G. (1981). Energy policymaking and Edney's dilemma. American Psychologist, 36, 216-217.

Edney, J.J. (1981). Reply to Shippee. American Psychologist, 36, 217.

Chapter 3: Changing Values, Beliefs, and Worldviews

Fox, D. (1985). Psychology, ideology, utopia, and the commons. American Psychologist, 40, 48-58.

Seligman, C. (1989). Environmental ethics. Journal of Social Issues, 45, 169-184.

Shrivastava, P. (1995). Ecocentric management for a risk society. Academy of Management Review, 20, 118-137.

Chapter 4: Educational Interventions: Changing Attitudes and Providing Information

Web Materials

Chapter 5: Changing the Incentives

Bolton, G. (1997). Boom in popularity exposes problems with recycling. Cincinnati Enquirer, February 9.

Bolton, G. (1997). Recycling not new process C and it can be expensive. Cincinnati Enquirer, February 9.

McRae, M. (1997). Is >good wood= bad for forests? Science, 275, 1868-1869.

Chapter 6 & 7: Community Management of the Commons/Other Solution Strategies

Laituri, M. & Kirby, A. (1994). Finding fairness in America's cities? The search for environmental equity. Journal of Social Issues, 50, 121-140.

Cvetkovich, G. & Earle, T.C. (1994). The construction of justice: A case study of public participation in land management. Journal of Social Issues, 50, 161-178.

Chapter 8: TBA

Chapter 9: Human Reactions to Environmental Hazards

Dake, Karl (1992). Myths of nature: Culture and the social construction of risk. Journal of Social Issues, 48, 21-38.

Kasperson, R.E., Golding, D., & Tuler, S. (1992). Social distrust as a factor in siting hazardous facilities and communicating risks. Journal of Social Issues, 48, 161-187.

Chapter 10: Behavioral Solutions in Context. Choosing the Behaviors to Change and the Points of Intervention

Archer, D., & Pettigrew, T.F., & Aronson, E. (1992). Making research apply: High stakes public policy in a regulatory environment. American Psychologist, 47, 1233-1236.

Kaiser, J. (1997). Showdown over clean air science. Science, 277, 466-469.

Chapter 11/12: Human Interactions with Complex Systems: "Normal" Accidents, Chaos, Self-Organization, and the Global Environmental Future

Glance, N.S. & Huberman, B.A. (1994). The dynamics of social dilemmas. Scientific American, March, 76-81.


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