Ecopsychology: Science, Totems, and the Technological Species

By: Patricia H. Hasbach and Peter H. Kahn Jr.

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Synopsis: We need nature for our physical and psychological well-being. Our actions reflect this when we turn to beloved pets for companionship, vacation in spots of natural splendor, or spend hours working in the garden. Yet we are also a technological species and have been since we fashioned tools out of stone. Thus one of this century's central challenges is to embrace our kinship with a more-than-human world--"our totemic self"--and integrate that kinship with our scientific culture and technological selves. This book takes on that challenge and proposes a reenvisioned ecopsychology. Contributors consider such topics as the innate tendency for people to bond with local place; a meaningful nature language; the epidemiological evidence for the health benefits of nature interaction; the theory and practice of ecotherapy; Gaia theory; ecovillages; the neuroscience of perceiving natural beauty; and sacred geography. Taken together, the essays offer a vision for human flourishing and for a more grounded and realistic environmental psychology.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780262017862
Related ISBNs:: 9780262517782
Publisher:: The MIT Press
Date of Addition:: 08/21/12
Copyrighted By:: The MIT Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Outdoors and Nature, Psychology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.