Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future
Social Psychology and a Sustainable Future 1 Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future. Warren W Stephens. Southwestern Assembly Of God University.
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course PSY 3453 Social Psychology Randall Duncan Date 03/23/2012
Social psychology and the sustainable future 2. Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future. What has Global warming, Ozone Layer Depletion, Soil Erosion, Air Pollution, Carbon Emissions, and other environmental issues have to do with Social Psychology? One of the reasons for writing this paper, is to answer that question by showing the relationship between the environment in which we live and social psychology. I will endeavor to do this by looking at a root cause behind our ecological dilemma, as well as offering possible solutions and suggestions for social behavioral changes that each one of us could employ, as not only caring human beings, but as Christians fulfilling our God-given mandate to rule over the earth He created in the capacity of caretakers and stewards. As explained by Dr. David G Myers in his excellent book entitled "Exploring Social Psychology", the study of social psychology is a study in which "social psychologists scientifically explore how we as humans think about, influence, and relate to one another" [ Myers 2009 p.1]. He goes on to quote novelist Herman Melville’s poignant observation, which states, "we cannot live for ourselves alone, for our lives are connected by 1000 invisible threads" [Myers 2009 p.1]. And
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course PSY 3453 Social Psychology Randall Duncan Date 03/23/2012
Social psychology and the sustainable future 2. Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future. What has Global warming, Ozone Layer Depletion, Soil Erosion, Air Pollution, Carbon Emissions, and other environmental issues have to do with Social Psychology? One of the reasons for writing this paper, is to answer that question by showing the relationship between the environment in which we live and social psychology. I will endeavor to do this by looking at a root cause behind our ecological dilemma, as well as offering possible solutions and suggestions for social behavioral changes that each one of us could employ, as not only caring human beings, but as Christians fulfilling our God-given mandate to rule over the earth He created in the capacity of caretakers and stewards. As explained by Dr. David G Myers in his excellent book entitled "Exploring Social Psychology", the study of social psychology is a study in which "social psychologists scientifically explore how we as humans think about, influence, and relate to one another" [ Myers 2009 p.1]. He goes on to quote novelist Herman Melville’s poignant observation, which states, "we cannot live for ourselves alone, for our lives are connected by 1000 invisible threads" [Myers 2009 p.1]. And
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