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Tag: Skepticism

The Social Psychology of Veganism – Moral Licensing

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 16, 2018August 8, 2018
What is Moral Licensing? In one fascinating psychological study, researchers found that doing a bit of good gives folks the license to do something naughty (Sachdeva et al. 2009). So, for instance, a person mayContinue reading
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Do You Know the Most Common Mistake in Animal Activism?

Dr. Corey WrennAugust 30, 2016December 16, 2018
As a social scientist specializing in social movement theory as it applies to the Nonhuman Animal rights movement, I am often dismayed that so many vegan activists consciously dismiss the importance of research in their commitmentContinue reading
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What Are You Doing to Help Animals Right NOW?

Dr. Corey WrennApril 4, 2016September 3, 2018
In this essay, I will deconstruct what people really mean when they pull on what Michele Kaplan calls, "The Urgency." The urgency of Nonhuman Animal suffering ("RIGHT NOW!") is exploited as a diversion tactic: no timeContinue reading
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Can Veganism Save Your Life? I’m Skeptical

Dr. Corey WrennFebruary 27, 2016December 7, 2018
Rip Esselstyn, founder of the Engine 2 Diet Perhaps one of the most dangerous trends in Nonhuman Animal rights activism is the relentlessness of bogus health claims made in the name of veganism.  Plant-based eating1 Continue reading
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The Rationalization of Misogyny: Why I left the Vegan Skeptic Community

Dr. Corey WrennJanuary 31, 2016January 18, 2019
                  As readers may be aware, I take issue with the abolitionist position on atheism and feminism.  I won't rehash those points here, but given those developments, myself and aContinue reading
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Dr. Wrenn is Lecturer of Sociology with the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent and co-director of the Centre for the Study of Social and Political Movements. She was awarded Exemplary Diversity Scholar, 2016 by the University of Michigan’s National Center for Institutional Diversity. She served as council member with the American Sociological Association’s Animals & Society section (2013-2016), was elected Chair in 2018, and is co-founder of the International Association of Vegan Sociologists. She serves as Book Review Editor to Society & Animals and is a member of The Vegan Society’s Research Advisory Committee. Dr. Wrenn has been published in several peer-reviewed academic journals including the Journal of Gender Studies, Feminist Media Studies, Environmental Values, Disability & Society, Food, Culture & Society, and Society & Animals. In July 2013, she founded the Vegan Feminist Network, an academic-activist project engaging intersectional social justice praxis. She is the author of A Rational Approach to Animal Rights: Extensions in Abolitionist Theory (Palgrave MacMillan 2016), Piecemeal Protest: Animal Rights in the Age of Nonprofits (University of Michigan Press 2019), and Animals in Irish Society (SUNY Press 2021).

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