IV. References for B: Social dimension

Changing Public Behavior: Self-Study Modules

STEP 4. Collect audience information relevant to the environmental practices and specific behaviors.

B. Is there a social dimension?

How to figure out if there is a social dimension

Case Study II:  Getting started with social assessment tools

When should outreach educators investigate the social dimension?

References   

CPB Self-Study Module
STEP 4. Collect audience information relevant to the environmental practice and specific behaviors

 

B. Is there a social dimension to a particular environmental concern?

 

References for Section B

Personal communication with:

  • Lorna M. Butler, Ph.D., Professor of Sociology and Cultural Anthropology, Iowa State University
  • Barbara McDonald, Ph.D, Education Specialist, USDA Forest Service
  • Theresa Trainor, M.A., Program Analyst, US EPA Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds

Internet resources

The atrazine case study was adapted from a case study developed by the National Center for Case Study teaching in Science (NCCSTS). Cases are archived at, http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/ .