Avoiding cultural trauma
Climate Change and Social Inertia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4328366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Brulle (0000-0003-3852-3379, Institute at Brown for Environment & Society, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA, corresponding author), Kari Marie Norgaard (0000-0002-6801-4551, University of Oregon) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 886-908 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4016 • E-ISSN: 1743-8934 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644016.2018.1562138 |
| OpenAlex | W2911091905 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 81 |
| References cited | 60 |
The failure of societies to respond in a concerted, meaningful way to climate change is a core concern of the social science climate literature. Existing explanations of social inertia display little coherence. Here, a theoretical approach is suggested that integrates disparate perspectives on social inertia regarding climate change. Climate change constitutes a potential cultural trauma. The threat of cultural trauma is met with resistance and attempts to restore and maintain the status quo. Thus, efforts to avoid large-scale social changes associated with climate change constitute an effort to avoid cultural trauma, and result in social inertia regarding climate change at individual, institutional, and societal levels. Existing approaches to social inertia are reviewed. An intellectual framework utilizing the work of Pierre Bourdieu is proposed to integrate these different levels of social interaction. Social processes that maintain social order and thus avoid cultural trauma create social inertia regarding climate change
Climate change · Environmental ethics · Inertia · Political science · Social change · Social order · Sociology · Status quo · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Cultural Differences and Values · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 81 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 74 |