The passive activist: Negative consequences of failing to confront antienvironmental statements

Ecopsychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-23

  Czopp, Alexander M ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84882302642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19429347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/eco.2012.0066     Document Type: Article

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