Citizen-Consumers and Evolution: Reducing Environmental Harm through Our Social Motivation

Summary, in English

[Based on the publisher's comments:]

This book reflects upon and critiques the potential of citizen-consumer's to alter their natural consuming habits and to 'shop ethically, 'care for the environment' and 'think glocally' so as to reduce environmental harm. Developing a substantial challenge to the existing accepted theories, this book sets out a groundbreaking approach to understanding citizen-consumer behavior, by forging a productive alliance between environmental sociology and evolutionary theory, arguing that is is social motivation rather than rational choice in a traditional sense that is the driving force behind human agency. Recognizing the importance of social motivation is essential as a basis for the advancement of sustainable development and adaptation of the norms and practices of citizen-consumers, markets, and politics.

• Author: Mikael Klintman
• Department/s: Sociology
• Publishing year: 2012
• Language: English
• Publication/Series: Palgrave Pivot Series
• Links: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=638420
• Document type: Book
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Topic: Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
• Keywords: environmental sociology; environmental problems; environment; consumers; citizens; citizen-consumers; evolutionary theory; sociology; evolution; sociology of consumption; green consumption; sociologi
• Status: Published
• Project: LETS 2050; Sustainable Store
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISBN: 9781137276797