reviewFrontiers in PsychologyFeb 11, 2016GOLD OA

A Social Identity Analysis of Climate Change and Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: Insights and Opportunities

KSKelly S. FieldingMJMatthew J. Hornsey

University of Queensland

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Abstract

Environmental challenges are often marked by an intergroup dimension. Political conservatives and progressives are divided on their beliefs about climate change, farmers come into conflict with scientists and environmentalists over water allocation or species protection, and communities oppose big business and mining companies that threaten their local environment. These intergroup tensions are reminders of the powerful influence social contexts and group memberships can have on attitudes, beliefs, and actions relating to climate change and the environment more broadly. In this paper, we use social identity theory to help describe and explain these processes. We review literature showing, how conceiving of…

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  • Social identity theory
  • Social psychology
  • Identity (music)
  • Social identity approach
  • Psychology
  • Norm (philosophy)
  • Social group
  • Value (mathematics)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life in Land
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