Applying social psychology to the study of environmental concern and environmental worldviews: contributions from the social representations approach

摘要: Recently some social psychological approaches have intensified their contributions to research in the environmental domain, helping it focus more consistently on shared aspects of all environment related experiences. The goal this paper is that joining these efforts, exploring representations approach concern and thought, as another area for applying knowledge. first sketches how publics emerged 70s a problem sciences proceeds summarizing main characteristics research, focusing three problematic areas: (1) incipient theoretical integration among frameworks dominating research; (2) insufficient reflection about assumptions measurement concepts employed; (3) need new questions push studies beyond analysis socio-demographical correlates beliefs. Afterwards presentation theory will be undertaken usefulness deal with areas identified explored, examples from recent highlighting importance contradiction, polyphasia, articulation local global. Copyright # 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.