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How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate

Contributor(s): Hoffman, Andrew J (Author)

ISBN: 9780804794220

Publisher: Stanford Briefs

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Pub Date: March 11, 2015

Dewey: 304.250973

LCCN: 2014042786

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.40" H x 7.80" L x 5.00" W ( 0.30 lbs) 120 pages

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Description: Rather thanpointers to improve the dialogue about this pressing issue in hopes of finding common ground. attributing fault lines in the climate debate to rival scientific theories, this brief argues that the public is split by opposing cultural views through which science is interpreted. After considering how the media, social norms, and psychological factors cause us to accept or reject climate change, Andrew J. Hoffman provides

Review Quotes: "Hoffman, [...], first lays out the psychological and social biases people bring to the climate discussion and then suggest techniques for making that conversation more productive . . . This slender, practical volume will aid anyone hoping to sway climate deniers - whether on Facebook, from a podium, or over a beer."--Jake Abrahamson "Sierra Magazine"

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