Climate of silence: Pluralistic ignorance as a barrier to climate change discussion

2016/05/08 by Nathaniel Geiger, Janet K. Swim · 11 citations
Social Sciences · #Climate Change Communication and Perception #Public Relations and Crisis Communication #Social and Intergroup Psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.05.002

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