Mary E Gomes
Biographic Data
| ID | 5455451 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary E Gomes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary E |
| FAMILY NAME | Gomes |
| SIGNATURE | GOMES M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sonoma State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Breaking the Electronic Media Spell
The overuse of electronic media that now characterizes modern society negatively impacts our relationship with the natural world in multiple ways, from commercial media's encouragement of overconsumption to the loss of quiet moments of engagement with nature. In this paper, I describe an assignment I give in ecopsychology and related university courses in which students fast from electronic media for one week. Extensive guidelines for the fast ar…
Personal transformation and social change
How do we make use of our awareness, our suffering, our love, our understanding of the present situation, to create effective ecological social change? The author explored these questions in interviews with two women who are extensively engaged in both ecopsychology and environmental politics, Renee Soule and Amy Fox
The Rewards and Stresses of Social Change
Although a number of studies have compared individuals who become activists to those who do not, little is known about the ongoing rewards and struggles experienced by committed activists. The present research, as part of a larger study, specifically assesses the most common rewards and stresses experienced by peace activists. Surveys of 75 current peace activists were analyzed in terms of their most frequent rewarding and stressful experiences. …
Tactics of manipulation
Manipulation is one means by which environments are altered to correspond to characteristics of individuals. We conducted two studies to identify the manipulation tactics that people use to elicit and terminate the actions of others. Factor analyses of four instruments revealed six types of tactics: charm, silent treatment, coercion, reason, regression, and debasement. Tactics of manipulation showed strong individual difference consistency across…
Tactics of manipulation
Manipulation is one means by which environments are altered to correspond to characteristics of individuals. We conducted two studies to identify the manipulation tactics that people use to elicit and terminate the actions of others. Factor analyses of four instruments revealed six types of tactics: charm, silent treatment, coercion, reason, regression, and debasement. Tactics of manipulation showed strong individual difference consistency across…
The Rewards and Stresses of Social Change
Although a number of studies have compared individuals who become activists to those who do not, little is known about the ongoing rewards and struggles experienced by committed activists. The present research, as part of a larger study, specifically assesses the most common rewards and stresses experienced by peace activists. Surveys of 75 current peace activists were analyzed in terms of their most frequent rewarding and stressful experiences. …
Tactics of manipulation
Manipulation is one means by which environments are altered to correspond to characteristics of individuals. We conducted two studies to identify the manipulation tactics that people use to elicit and terminate the actions of others. Factor analyses of four instruments revealed six types of tactics: charm, silent treatment, coercion, reason, regression, and debasement. Tactics of manipulation showed strong individual difference consistency across…
The Rewards and Stresses of Social Change
Although a number of studies have compared individuals who become activists to those who do not, little is known about the ongoing rewards and struggles experienced by committed activists. The present research, as part of a larger study, specifically assesses the most common rewards and stresses experienced by peace activists. Surveys of 75 current peace activists were analyzed in terms of their most frequent rewarding and stressful experiences. …
Personal transformation and social change
How do we make use of our awareness, our suffering, our love, our understanding of the present situation, to create effective ecological social change? The author explored these questions in interviews with two women who are extensively engaged in both ecopsychology and environmental politics, Renee Soule and Amy Fox
Breaking the Electronic Media Spell
The overuse of electronic media that now characterizes modern society negatively impacts our relationship with the natural world in multiple ways, from commercial media's encouragement of overconsumption to the loss of quiet moments of engagement with nature. In this paper, I describe an assignment I give in ecopsychology and related university courses in which students fast from electronic media for one week. Extensive guidelines for the fast ar…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Climate Change Communication and Perception (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (1 work) · Big Five personality traits (1 work) · Coercion (linguistics) (1 work)