The Sustainable Future

CHAPTER 16

Social Psychology
by David G. Myers 9th Edition
Social Psychology and
The Sustainable Future

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An Environmental Call to Action

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Overshooting the earths carrying capacity

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An Environmental Call to Action

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Global warming
Climate change
Environmental
destruction

Destruction of
ecosystems by human
exploitation
Exploding population
and increasing
consumption
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Enabling sustainable lifestyles

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New technologies
Increase efficiency

Reducing consumption
Control population
Moderate consumption

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The Social Psychology of

Materialism and Wealth
Increased materialism
Wealth and well-being
Are rich people happier?

Materialism fails to satisfy

Human capacity for adaptation
The adaptation-level phenomenon

Wanting to compare
Social comparison
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The Social Psychology of

Materialism and Wealth

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The Social Psychology of

Materialism and Wealth
Toward sustainability and survival
People, governments, and corporations
Consciousness-transforming insights
Explorations of the good life

Close, supportive relationships

Faith communities
Positive thinking habits
Flow
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Supplemental Slides

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Population Growth
The Sustainable Future
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Changing Materialism
The Sustainable Future
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