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Gender and Environmentalism: Results from the 1993 General Social Survey

 
Submitted on Dec 15, 2008 (Original item from 1997) |
by University of Tulsa; Winthrop University
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Short Description:
This article provides an in-depth examination of the 1993 General Social Survey results to explore the theory that women are more concerned than men when it comes to issues including environmental protection and animal rights.

Abstract:

This research tests the proposal that women will be more concerned about the environment than men because of their socialization to the caregiver role and because of their structural position relatively outside the labor market and in the home. Previous research has produced mixed results. The authors employ data from the 1993 General Social Survey to explore the issue of gender differences in environmental concern in more depth. The 1993 survey includes over forty items measuring environmental beliefs, attitudes, and reported actions, from which the authors derive ten environmental orientation indexes.

They look specifically at effects of social status, knowledge, trust in science, and religiosity. They find that while women do tend to show somewhat more personal concern than do men, they are no more likely to engage in environmental action than are men. Women (and men) of higher social status, with more knowledge, and with greater trust in science are more likely to engage in pro-environmental action, not less. Further, they replicate some findings of adverse effects of homemaker status and parenthood on environmental orientations. While there appear to be a few gender differences in environmental orientations, these are not strong or consistent, and they do not extend to actions.

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Spot Check Number: 917
Sponsor: University of Tulsa; Winthrop University
Researcher/Author: T. Jean Blocker, Douglas Eckberg
Animal Type: Various
Record Type: Academic Paper, Survey Summary
Research Method: Literature Review, Experimental/Modeling/Applications
Geographic Region: United States National
Population Descriptors: Participants in the 1993 General Social Survey
Year Conducted: 1997
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