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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Segregation

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 14, 2018July 27, 2018

Sociologists understand segregation to be one of the most potent and fundamental processes of oppression. Creating separation entails highlighting difference. This, in turn, justifies inequality. Segregation literally marginalizes vulnerable groups. Segregation can happen by race,Continue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Male Emotional Displays

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 13, 2018July 26, 2018

Like many social movements, the Nonhuman Animal rights movement relies heavily on emotional displays to mobilize audiences. But, this movement is also highly gendered. Women predominate in the rank-in-file, but many of the most highContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Extreme Rituals

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 12, 2018July 26, 2018

Extreme Rituals Animal activists regularly employ extreme protest rituals in hopes of soliciting empathy and support from audiences. Activists may engage in dangerous tree-sits. They may brand one another with hot irons as if theyContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Can You Read Yourself Vegan?

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 9, 2018July 24, 2018

The processes of persuasion and behavioral change are complex. Social psychologists recognize that information can influence us differently depending on the channel of dissemination. The Nonhuman Animal rights movement relies quite heavily on text-based literatureContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Linked Oppression

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 8, 2018July 23, 2018

Vegan feminist theory argues that the oppressive treatment of Nonhuman Animals, particularly in their being animalized, is fundamental to sexism (and other systems of oppression). Vegan feminism also argues that patriarchy informs violence against otherContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Reality Politics

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 7, 2018July 23, 2018

What is Real? In the 1970s, Pringles Newfangled Potato Chips was ordered by the US Food and Drug Administration to call itself by another name. Pringles are fried crisps comprised of compressed potato flakes rather thanContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Variety

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 6, 2018December 21, 2017

Unfamiliarity with new foods can be a major barrier to successfully promoting veganism, but this is an easy enough fix. One study found that non-vegans who were repeatedly exposed to vegan alternatives to “meat” began toContinue reading

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The Social Psychology – Do-Gooder Derogation

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 5, 2018December 21, 2017

One of the most important factors to going and staying vegan is a supportive network (Cherry 2006). Unfortunately, complicating this is a tendency for vegans to be perceived as “thinking they’re better thanContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Scripting

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 2, 2018October 16, 2018

Effective persuasion necessitates that activists carefully direct desired behavior change. For vegans, what this means is that telling people to "Go Vegan!" is not sufficient, because it is not self-evident what going vegan entails. VeganismContinue reading

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The Social Psychology of Veganism – Meaningful Moments

Dr. Corey WrennNovember 1, 2018October 14, 2018

Remembering Meaningful Moments The human brain must filter and interpret massive amounts of information across its lifespan. Of course, not everything lasts in storage. It will usually be those moments that were especially memorable inContinue reading

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