Doctoral Disseration Research: Owls, Loggers, and Environmentalists: The Perception of Risk in Rural and Urban Oregon

9308246博克本研究调查了俄勒冈州农村和城市关于北方斑点猫头鹰生存的环境纠纷。 猫头鹰已经成为环保主义者和伐木工人之间关于管理联邦土地上古老森林的争论的焦点。 该奖项加强了正在进行的论文研究，调查这场辩论的心理和道德成分。 该项目使用文化人类学的实地方法和与情绪的社会心理学研究相关的分析工具。 研究结果有望有助于弥合风险认知领域心理学和文化方法之间的差距。 ***

9308246 Bock This research investigates the environmental dispute in rural and urban Oregon regarding the survival of the Northern Spotted Owl. The owl has come to represent a focal point in debates between environmentalists and loggers over the management of old growth forests that remain on federal lands. This award enhances on- going dissertation research investigating the psychological and moral components of this debate. The project uses field methods from cultural anthropology and the analytic tools pertinent to social psychology studies of emotion. The results are expected to help bridge the gap between psychological and cultural approaches in the field of risk perceptions. ***