Conflict Over Hunting at Cape Cod National Seashore

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Conflict Over Hunting at Cape Cod National
Seashore
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Research Approaches to Conflict

• Early Descriptive Research
• Goal Interference
• Social Values
• Social Identity

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Recreation Conflict Literature

• Goal Interference
• Activity Style
• Resource Specificity
• Mode of Experience
• Tolerance for Lifestyle Diversity

• Social Values Conflict
• Face-to-Face contact not necessary for perceived
  conflict

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How do we know when people are different?
and How do we know when those differences matter?
Social Identity Theory 1) Positive In-Group
Negative Out-Group Attributions 2) Variation in
Willingness to Attribute Differences 3)
Self-Identity and Group Membership
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How Much Conflict?(Hunter Harassment)
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How Much Conflict?(Hunter Arguments)
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How Much Conflict?(Resident Safety)
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How Much Conflict?(Visitor Safety)
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How Much Conflict?(Resident and Visitor
Arguments with Hunters)
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Goal Interference Measures(Hunters)
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Goal Interference Measures(Residents)
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Goal Interference Measures(Visitors)
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Social Values Conflict
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Social Identity Scale
5 Semantic Differential Scales Quiet-Loud Safe-Uns
afe Humble-Arrogant Courteous-Discourteous Friendl
y-Unfriendly
Sum the Differences Average 0 to 96
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Importance of Group Differences
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Conflict at Cape Cod National Seashore

• Hunters Residents Visitors
• Goal Interference .38 .63 .60
• Social Values .12 -.56 -.22
• Social Identity .31 .34 .22