Religion, Mastery-Over-Nature, and Environmental Concern

Hand, Carl M.; Liere, Kent D. Van

doi:10.1093/sf/63.2.555

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“…Indeed, empirical research shows some contradictory results [53,54], due to the complex interactions between religious beliefs, political orientation and environmental concern, as explained by Sherkat and Ellison [11]. These authors argue that Protestants are more willing to accept a personal pro-environment behaviour but, being influenced by conservative stances on the seriousness of risks, they give little support to environmental activism.…”

Section: Strengths and Weaknesses Of Application To Transport Sector mentioning

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Engaging in Pro-Environment Travel Behaviour Research from a Psycho-Social Perspective: A Review of Behavioural Variables and Theories

Pronello

Gaborieau

2018

Sustainability

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This paper aims to review variables and behavioural theories originating from social and environmental psychology as applied to transport research, to better understand decision-making mechanisms, information processing and modal choice. The first section provides an overview of the main psycho-social variables which explain behaviour and, notably, pro-environment behaviour. The analysis shows the relations among variables, highlighting some potential cause-effect mechanism or, at least, the influence that such variables can have on behaviour. Furthermore, the strengths and weaknesses of using psycho-social variables to predict travel behaviour are discussed. Such analysis feeds the section related to the behavioural theories. These are reviewed with a focus on potential application to transport sector, showing the would-be added value of introducing a socio-psychological approach in the current vision, focused on stochastic models based on maximisation of personal utility. To this end, attention is paid to the data collection and analysis, basic for any models and even more challenging to collect when they deal with personal characteristics of individuals. Finally, the concept of attitude and intention is discussed, opening the doors between disciplines to overcome the attitude-behaviour gap.

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Engaging in Pro-Environment Travel Behaviour Research from a Psycho-Social Perspective: A Review of Behavioural Variables and Theories

Pronello

Gaborieau

2018

Sustainability

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“…Because humans are part of nature, and as the only rational beings we should look after it; (2) Because nature was created by God; (3) Because life and all its manifestations (humans, animals, plants, landscapes, etc.) have intrinsic value; (4) Because nature serves human needs; (5) Because if nature is damaged, human beings will be too.…”

Section: Motivation For Nature Conservation and Religious Affiliationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(1) Nuclear fission should be absolutely prohibited; (2) Nuclear fission should be accepted only as a temporary solution until renewable sources are viable; (3) Genetically Modified (GM) crops would be admissible if they improved food security in poor countries; (4) An additional tax should be introduced to encourage the use of renewable energy; (5) The use of private cars should be restricted to reduce emissions; (6) The use of pesticides should be banned even if this implies a reduction in food production.…”

Section: Environmental Values and Religious Affiliationmentioning

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“…An induced abortion is always ethically unacceptable; (2) Abortion should be made freely available at the woman's request, regardless of gestation time or fetus health conditions'; (3) Research with human embryos should be banned, even with therapeutic goals; (4) Human cloning would be acceptable to obtain replacement for vital organs; (5) Procure the death of a terminal sick is ethically acceptable even if he/she does not ask for it; (6) Human lives should be maintained, even if they are only based on artificial devices.…”

Section: Bioethical Values and Religious Affiliationmentioning

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“…Different authors have researched the role of religious beliefs in environmental conservation [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. Most of these studies compared different Christian denominations, as they were conducted in Western countries (USA, Europe or Australia mainly).…”

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Burgui

2016

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Abstract:We analyzed the impact of religious affiliation on the ethical and environmental values of Spanish environmental activists, based on an internet survey and a working seminar held with representatives of major environmental non-government organizations (ENGO) of Spain. Respondents' religious affiliations were significantly different compared with those of Spanish society in general, with a much higher proportion of Buddhists, agnostics and atheists and a lower proportion of Catholics. Strict environmental values of ENGOs activists did not show significant differences between the religious groups, which imply that religious beliefs did not impact actual environmental values. However, they did have a significant influence on the activists' opinions on other bioethical issues. We found that Catholics and believers of other religions were more in favor than agnostics and atheists of introducing ethical limits on abortion, euthanasia or human embryo manipulation.

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Leveraging remote learning during the Covid‐19 pandemic to enhance student understanding of biodiversity

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Schmits

2022

Ecology and Evolution

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We evaluated whether individual nature‐based ecological (NBE) study used in tandem with group collaboration enhanced undergraduate student understanding of ecological concepts and pro‐environmental perceptions. In response to the Covid‐19 pandemic, we developed a multiweek unit on the latitude diversity gradient (LDG) for fully online instruction that leveraged the unique situation of students learning in disparate geographic locations. Student understanding of the LDG and pro‐environmental perceptions were assessed with surveys administered both pre‐ and post‐activity in an introductory‐level biology laboratory course. Student understanding of the geographic location where biodiversity is the highest was high prior to the start of the laboratory unit and exhibited only a small improvement after the unit. In contrast, students’ higher order thinking around the LDG was enhanced by the lab activity. Student environmental perceptions shifted toward ecocentric views and away from anthropocentric views after the laboratory unit. The greatest gains in ecological understanding and shifts toward ecocentric viewpoints occurred in the group of students who visited their field sites most often. Our results provide further evidence as to the value of NBE for the introductory biology laboratory, even in an online learning setting. The lab unit described in this study provides a potential approach to teaching ecology in an online format that could easily be adapted to fit the needs of a particular curriculum.

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Religion, Mastery-Over-Nature, and Environmental Concern

Cited by 148 publications

References 15 publications

Engaging in Pro-Environment Travel Behaviour Research from a Psycho-Social Perspective: A Review of Behavioural Variables and Theories

Engaging in Pro-Environment Travel Behaviour Research from a Psycho-Social Perspective: A Review of Behavioural Variables and Theories

Impact of Religious Affiliation on Ethical Values of Spanish Environmental Activists

Leveraging remote learning during the Covid‐19 pandemic to enhance student understanding of biodiversity

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