Environmentalism of African Americans: An Analysis of the Subculture and Barriers Theories

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Parker, Julia Dawn; McDonough, Maureen H (1999). Environmentalism of African Americans: An analysis of the subculture and barriers theories. . Environment & Behavior, 31, 2, 155-177.
The objectives of this study included (1) assessing the differences between African Americans' and Euro-Americans' environmental attitudes, (2) determining preferences for, an…

The Theory of Reasoned Action and Self-Construals: Understanding Recycling in Hawaii

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Park, Hee Sun; Levine, Timothy R; Sharkey, William F (1998). The theory of reasoned action and self-construals: Understanding recycling in Hawaii. . Communication Studies, 49, 3, 196-208.
Used the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) to predict the behavioral intention to recycle among 201 undergraduate students (aged 18-52 yrs) at the University of Hawaii. Measuri…

The Cost of Reducing Municipal Solid Waste

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Palmer, Karen L; Sigman, Hilary; Walls, Margaret (1997). The cost of reducing municipal solid waste. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 33, 128-150.
The writers examine three price-based policies for solid waste reduction, namely, deposit/refunds, advance disposal fees, and recycling subsidies. They parameterize …

Psychological Contributions to Achieving an Ecologically Sustainable Future for Humanity

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Oskamp, Stuart (2000). Psychological contributions to achieving an ecologically sustainable future for humanity. The Journal of Social Issues , 56, 3, 373-390.
The most serious long-term threat facing the world is the danger that human actions are producing irreversible, harmful changes to the environmental conditions that su…

Contingent Valuation of Global Environmental Resources: Test of Perfect and Regular embedding

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Svedsaeter, Henrik (2000). Contingent valuation of global environmental resources: Test of perfect and regular embedding. . Journal of Economic Psychology, 21, 6, 605-623.
Examines the internal consistency of willingness to pay (WTP) assessed for 4 environmental amenities (preservation of 50,000 hectares of rain forests in Bolivia, saving of the…

Environmental Education and Attitudes:

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Pooley, Julie Ann; O'Connor, Moira (2000). Environmental education and attitudes: Emotions and beliefs are what is needed. . Environment & Behavior, 32, 5, 711-723.
The main focus of environmental education programs has been to change environmental behavior through increasing environmental knowledge. As many environmental studies have f…

Empathizing with Nature: The Effects of Perspective Taking on Concern for Environmental Issues

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Schultz, P. Wesley. (2000). Empathizing with nature: The effects of perspective taking on concern for environmental issues. . Journal of Social Issues, 56, 3, 391-406.
In this article, the author proposes that concern for environmental problems is fundamentally linked to the degree to which people view themselves as part of the natural envir…

A Multinational Perspective on the Relation between Judeo-Christian Religious Beliefs and Attitudes of Environmental Concern

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Schultz, P. Wesley; Zelezny, Lynnette; Dalrymple, Nancy J. (2000). A multinational perspective on the relation between Judeo-Christian religious beliefs and attitudes of environmental concern. . Environment & Behavior, 32, 4, 576-591.
Drawing on a recent multinational survey of environmental attitudes and behaviors, we examined the relation between religious beliefs and environmental concern. Measures inc…

Diffusion of Pro-Environment Attitudes?

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Uyeki, Eugene S; Holland, Lani J (2000). Diffusion of pro-environment attitudes? . American Behavioral Scientist, 43, 4, 646-662.
10 statements in the 1993 General Social Surveys that relate to general themes about the environment were reduced to 3 scales after factor analysis: Pro-Environment, Less-Grow…

The New Environmental Paradigm and Personal Norms

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Widegren, Oerjan. (1998). The new environmental paradigm and personal norms. Environment & Behavior, 30, 1, 75-100.
Using data from a nationwide representative sample of 1,018 Swedes (aged 18-80 yrs) and from members and activists of Swedish environmental organizations, proenvironmental b…
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