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Tag: Social Psychology

How Do I Positively Engage My Non-Vegan Family?

Dr. Corey WrennMay 28, 2022May 28, 2022

Sharing vegan food with family members will not only increase their familiarity with that food; it also creates positive associations with veganism and hopefully reduces any tension.

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A Critique of Open Rescues

Dr. Corey WrennMay 8, 2022May 10, 2022

Open rescues, although exciting and heroic, unfortunately maintain the system as it is. This tactic therefore protects the interests of conservative foundations that maintain most grant monies. Open rescues also give non-profits something to write about and fund-raise behind.

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Neuroscience Explains Vegan Commitment to Nonvegan Companies

Dr. Corey WrennMarch 27, 2022March 27, 2022
For some years now, I have been outspoken in my criticism against LUSH Cosmetics. LUSH is a purveyor of premium bath and body products, and it regularly engages in misogynistic stunts to promote them. With every renewedContinue reading
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Research Challenges the Emotionality of Anti-Speciesist Thought

Dr. Corey WrennJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Prevailing social science emphasizes the emotiveness of anti-speciesism. However, this neuroscience research would suggest that many activists are opposed to and upset by speciesism as a matter of rational conclusion, not emotional reaction.

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What Sociology Can Tell Us about Empathy for Animals

Dr. Corey WrennJune 6, 2020June 6, 2020
Empathy for Animals is a Core Human Value Humans across the globe share their homes with dogs, cats, rodents, and other animals. We call them companions, pets, or even family members. Thousands of pounds areContinue reading
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Veganism and Alternative Facts

Dr. Corey WrennMay 22, 2020May 22, 2020
The Role of Scientific Claimsmaking in a Rationalized Movementscape One of the defining features of the 21st-century Nonhuman Animal rights movement is its move to increase rationalization. This is a process that prioritizes efficacy, control,Continue reading
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Why I’m Giving Beyoncé’s Vegan Campaign a Chance

Dr. Corey WrennFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 2019
Beyoncé and Jay-Z shocked mainstream news and vegan activists alike when they announced that fans who pledge to go plant-based have a chance to win free tickets to their concerts for life. Some vegans haveContinue reading
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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Cognitive Priming

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 30, 2018September 30, 2018
Cognitive Priming for Positive Outcomes Cognitive priming refers to the process of manipulating an audience's interpretation of information. Professors, for instance, might make subtle hints to their students about positive experiences in the classroom hopingContinue reading
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The Social Psychology of Veganism – The Illusion of Transparency

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 29, 2018September 29, 2018
What is the Illusion of Transparency? The illusion of transparency refers to the mistaken assumption that others can read our internal states quite easily. Humans, as social animals, are quite good at reading the bodyContinue reading
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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Prosocial Media Modeling

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 28, 2018September 28, 2018
Social psychological research conducted in the 1970s finds that children exposed to prosocial programs like Sesame Street significantly increased their prosocial behaviors. This was especially true of those children with low baseline prosocial tendencies (CoatesContinue 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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