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ACKNOW LEDGEMENTS .......................................................................iii
INTRODUCTION: BEHAVIOR AND SUSTAINABILITY............................. ................. 1
The State of the W orld...................................................................................... 1
Factors Influencing Behavior ............................................................................ 5
CHAPTER 1: SELF-EFFICACY .................................................................. 9
Refuting the Argument that Individual Actions are Futile .................................. 11
Absolute versus Discrimination Thresholds.................................................... 17
C onclusion ...................................................................................................... 24
CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL INFLUENCES................................26
Hobbes and Leviathan.................................................................................... 27
H ardin's R evision............................................................................................ 29
The Q uestion of Hum an Nature...................................................................... 31
R efuting H obbes............................................................................................. 34
R efuting H ardin............................................................................................... 38
The Importance of Combining Ethics with Regulation ...................................... 42
C onclusion ...................................................................................................... 46
CHAPTER 3: PERSONAL MORAL STANDARDS.................................. .................. 48
The Gap between Beliefs and Behavior ......................................................... 48
Social Cognitive Theory and Moral Disengagement...................................... 51
Disengagement and Environmental Ethics..................................................... 58
M inim izing Disengagem ent ............................................................................ 73
Developing Environm ental Em pathy............................................................... 73
Regaining Responsibility ................................................................. 77
Conclusion..... ....... ........................................ 79
CONCLUSION ....... .... . ......................................... 81
WORKS CITED................................................... 87iv
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Sewell, Patrick. Acting Ethically: Behavior and the Sustainable Society, thesis, August 2007; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3916/m1/5/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .