scholarly journals Greens or space invaders: Prominent utopian themes and effects on social change motivation

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian W. Fernando ◽  
Léan V. O'Brien ◽  
Nicholas J. Burden ◽  
Madeline Judge ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Change Motivation

scholarly journals Greens or Space Invaders: Prominent Utopian Themes and Effects on Social Change Motivation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Fernando ◽  
Léan V. O’Brien ◽  
Nicholas J. Burden ◽  
Madeline Judge ◽  
Yoshihisa Kashima
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Ideal Society ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
Change Motivation ◽  
Low Motivation

One way in which individuals can participate in changing the society they live in is through the pursuit of an ideal society or ‘utopia’; however, the content of that utopia is a likely determinant of its motivational impact. Here we examined two predominant prototypes of utopia derived from previous research and theory - the Green and Sci-Fi utopias. When participants were primed with either of these utopias, the Green utopia was perceived to entail a range of other positive characteristics (e.g. warmth, positive emotions) and - provided it was positively evaluated – tended to elicit both motivation and behaviour for social change. In contrast, the Sci-Fi utopia was associated with low motivation, even when it was positively evaluated. Furthermore, the Modern Green utopia was shown to elicit greater perceptions of collective self-efficacy, which in turn predicted the increase in social change motivation.

What's so insidious about “Peace, Love, and Understanding”? A system justification perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 438-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Jost ◽  
Chadly Stern ◽  
David A. Kalkstein
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
System Justification ◽  
Prejudice Reduction ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
Change Motivation

AbstractWe agree that promoting intergroup harmony “carries insidious, often unacknowledged, ‘system-justifying’ consequences” (sect. 4.1.3, para. 2) and identify several ways in which “benevolent” and “complementary” stereotypes, superordinate identification, intergroup contact, and prejudice reduction techniques can undermine social change motivation by reinforcing system-justifying beliefs. This may “keep the peace,” but it also prevents individuals and groups from tackling serious social problems, including inequality and oppression.

Social change and clinical excellence in dental education

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-175
Author(s):  
DE Beaudreau
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Clinical Excellence

Religious Toleration and Social Change in Hamburg, 1529–1819

1985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joachim Whaley
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Religious Toleration

Language Planning and Social Change

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Language Planning

Cognitive psychology and social change.

1982 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 592-593
Author(s):  
Leroy H. Pelton
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Psychology ◽  
Social Change

Practicing Pragmatic Action Research for Social Change and Knowledge Generation

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
Allan Feldman
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Knowledge Generation

Review of The Farm Labor Movement in the Midwest: Social Change and Adaptation Among Migrant Farmworkers.

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-380
Author(s):  
Carol J. Hodne
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Labor Movement ◽  
Farm Labor ◽  
Migrant Farmworkers
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