Living in denial: climate change, emotions, and everyday life 9780262015448, 9780262515856, 0262015447, 0262515857, 9781283119221, 1283119226

Global warming is the most significant environmental issue of our time, yet public response in Western nations has been

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Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Prologue......Page 14
Introduction......Page 22
1 Boundaries and Moral Order......Page 34
2 “Experiencing” Global Warming......Page 54
3 “People Want to Protect Themselves a Little Bit”......Page 84
4 The Cultural Tool Kit, Part One......Page 118
5 The Cultural Tool Kit, Part Two......Page 158
6 Climate Change as Background Noise in the United States......Page 198
Conclusion......Page 228
Appendix A: Methods......Page 252
Appendix B: List of People in Bygdaby Interviewed and Quoted......Page 264
Notes......Page 266
References......Page 270
Index......Page 286

Living in denial: climate change, emotions, and everyday life
 9780262015448, 9780262515856, 0262015447, 0262515857, 9781283119221, 1283119226

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