10 things you want to know about human nature if you’re fighting climate change
10 things you want to know about human nature if you’re fighting climate change
- June 10, 2015
- David Meyer, sociology professor, is featured by Grist June 10, 2015
From Grist:
7. We are motivated more by hope than fear, at least in matters of social change.
… “This rhetoric about we only have a certain amount of time is a killer. It doesn’t
make people engaged, it makes them give up,” says David Meyer, professor of sociology
at UC Irvine and author of The Politics of Protest: Social Movements in America.
For the full story, please visit http://grist.org/climate-energy/10-things-you-want-to-know-about-human-nature-if-youre-fighting-climate-change/.
Share on:
Related News Items
- Tens of thousands have joined pro-Palestinian protests across the United States. Experts say they are growing
- Democracy, then and now
- Column: More than 6,500 guns seized at U.S. airports in 2022, including 142 locally
- A brief history of silent protests
- How the Federal Reserve can be used to help the average American
connect with us