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An Examination of Cohort Differences in Perceptions of the Energy Crisis

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Durand, R. M., Klemmack, D. L., & Roff, L. L. (1980). An examination of cohort differences in perceptions of the energy crisis. Journal of Psychology, 106, 1, 3-12.
Examined the effects of age cohort on perceptions of the energy crisis in the US with 681 randomly selected Alabama power company customers who responded to a mail survey. A follo…

The commons dilemma

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Edney, J. J. & Harper, C. S. (1978). The commons dilemma. Environmental Management, 2, 6, 491-507.
Whenever a short-term or local need in the exploitation of a scarce natural resource must be pitted against its long-term use or the needs of the larger community, the commons dil…

Critical review of behavioral interventions to preserve the environment: Research since 1980

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Dwyer, W. O., Leeming, F. C., Cobern, M. K., Porter, B. E., & Jackson, J. M. (1993). Critical review of behavioral interventions to preserve the environment: Research since 1980. Environment and Behavior, 25, 3, 275-321.
Reviews the intervention research conducted from 1980-1990 that focused on environmentally relevant behaviors. 54 studies were categorized and evaluated according to a modified …

Response to Heberlein's Rejoinder

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Dunlap, R. E. & VanLiere, K. D. (1977). Response to Heberlein's Rejoinder. Journal of Social Issues, 33, 3, 211-212.

Environmental Sociology

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Dunlap, R. E. & Catton, W. R. J. (1979). Environmental sociology. Annual Review of Sociology, 5, 243-273.

Commitment to the Dominant Social Paradigm and Concern for Environmental Quality

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Dunlap, R. E. & VanLiere, K. D. (1984). Commitment to the dominant social paradigm and concern for environmental quality. Social Science Quarterly, 65, 4, 1013-1028.
The assumption that commitment to our society's dominant values and beliefs, or "dominant social paradigm:" (DSP), leads us to lack of concern for environmental quality is tested.…

Paradoxes on the Commons: Scarcity and the Problem of Equality

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Edney, J. J. (1981). Paradoxes on the commons: Scarcity and the problem of equality. Journal of Community Psychology, 9, 1, 3-34.
Resource scarcities challenge the fundamental assumptions of a reward-oriented, egalitarian society because scarcity itself usually means some unequal allocation of the scarce g…

Public Opinion in the 1980s: Clear Consensus, Ambiguous Commitment

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Dunlap, R. E. (1991). Public opinion in the 1980s: Clear consensus, ambiguous commitment. Environment, 33, 10-15, 32-37.

Predicting Attitudes to Oil and to Nuclear Energy

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Eiser, J. R., Spears, R., & Webley, P. (1988). Predicting attitudes to oil and to nuclear energy. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 8, 2, 141-147.
Assessed the attitudes of 480 adult residents of a small town in the UK toward a new nuclear power station and a new inshore oil drilling in their neighborhood. The proposed nucle…

Environmental problems and protection

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Dunlap, R. E. & Scarce, R. (1991). Environmental problems and protection. Public Opinion Quarterly, 55, 4, 651-672.
The last Public Opinion Quarterly report on the environment noted that "the issue of environmental protection has had its ups and downs [but] has been a persistent concern" (Gill…
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