%0 Journal Article
%T Calling forth the change
%A Debra J Davidson
%A Richard C Stedman
%J Acta Sociologica
%@ 1502-3869
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0001699317693065
%X Reflexivity theory can contribute in important ways to our understanding of how societies contend with climate change. Avoiding the catastrophic effects of ¡°dangerous climate change¡± will require substantial change, yet emissions continue to rise. Social scientific research on climate change mitigation is dominated by a relatively small number of macro-theoretical frameworks, plus a rather large and disparate empirical literature on individual cognitions, attitudes and behaviors. We apply Archer¡¯s reflexivity theory to a survey sample drawn from Alberta, Canada, showing that unique predispositions toward reflexivity offer strong predictors of willingness to engage in climate-related mitigative behaviors
%K Attitudes and behavior
%K climate change
%K environmental sociology
%K reflexivity
%K structural transitions
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0001699317693065