Slavoj Zizek is actually a philosopher and sociologist and not a psychologist. However, sociology and the sociocultural level of analysis have much in common, as they both focus on the shaping of society on individual´s behavior. Further on, Zizek is a Lacanian. Sociologists often apply psychological theories on society, and the Lacanian approach uses psychoanalysis.
Slavoj Zizek is quite interesting to listen to because of his unique way of talking. His arguments and lectures are not especially linear, and he has a "deconstructive" approach. Some may claim that his argumentation is flawed, but he has many profound thoughts. Here is a talk by him on ecology from the documentary "Examined life" Slavoj Zizek in examined life If I understand him right, ecology is an ideology. We tend to think that we are the engineers of nature and separate from it. There is a human need to look for meaning and causes of things, and it is difficult for us to accept that things just happened. Artificiality and trash are also part of nature and like we love other people despite their imperfections we should also come to terms with the society we live in. However, let us hope that he does not think that we should accept pollution and garbage, because I think there is a human need for fresh air and beautiful nature. Maybe we can turn the wilderness into a garden or maybe we can create a beautiful virtual reality which we can hook up to if the earth becomes too polluted, but these are scaring thoughts. There is, by the way an interdisplinary science called Environmental psychology that focuses on how to make the environment more appealing and how to raise environmental awareness and change people´s environmental behavior. The approach is mainly sociocultural and one founder of the discipline is Roger Garlock Barker.
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9/23/2012 05:52:24 pm
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