There’s actually evidence that recycling produces a “moral licencing” effect, but there is evidence from other social movements that people who participate in consumer action are more likely to participate in wider institutional tactics.
(Apologies for the lack of links/citations for now, but I have a post coming out soon which discuses this briefly!)
There’s actually evidence that recycling produces a “moral licencing” effect, but there is evidence from other social movements that people who participate in consumer action are more likely to participate in wider institutional tactics.
(Apologies for the lack of links/citations for now, but I have a post coming out soon which discuses this briefly!)