Concept information
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politics and international relations
political science
political theory
applied ethics (political theory)
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sociology of work
sociology of work encyc
labor movement and other forms of collective action
corporate social responsibility
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sociology of work
sociology of work encyc
labor movement and other forms of collective action
corporate social responsibility
Preferred term
environmentalism
Definition
- Environmentalism refers to a collective set of perspectives and actions that together represent an approach (rather than a single movement) to the environment. This article explores environmentalism by examining its origins, varying definitions, development, and manifestations and demonstrates how environmentalism is developing in society today. [Source: Green Consumerism: An A-to-Z Guide; Environmentalism]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- alternative health care
- Chico Mendes
- Clamshell Alliance
- climate change and global justice
- community-based ecological resistance movements
- community gardens
- corporate sustainability
- critical mass bicycle movement
- deep ecology movement
- Earth Charter
- Earth Day
- Earth First! (organization)
- Earth Summit
- eco-efficiency
- ecofeminism
- ecopaganism
- environmental discourse
- environmental movements
- environmental policy tools
- environmental racism
- Green Party (USA)
- Greenpeace
- Helen Caldicott
- Henry David Thoreau
- homeopathy movement
- indigenous people and environmentalism
- Jeremy Rifkin
- Julia Butterfly Hill
- Karen Silkwood
- Majory Stoneman Douglas
- organic farming and agribusiness
- politics of urban space
- Rachel Carson
- Rainforest Action Network
- Sierra Club
- slow food movement
- solar energy movement
- sustainable living
- vegetarianism
- voluntary simplicity
- Wangari Maathai
- Wendell Berry
- Wilderness Preservation Act
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/environmentalism
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