Cross-section analyses of attitudes towards science and nature from the International Social Survey Programme 1993, 2000, and 2010 surveys
| Autor: | Joseph Anthony L. Reyes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
business.industry
Communication media_common.quotation_subject Developed Countries Science International Social Survey Programme Pessimism Public opinion Optimism Cross-Sectional Studies Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Categorization Attitude Scale (social sciences) Public Opinion Surveys and Questionnaires Developmental and Educational Psychology Sociology Social science Dimension (data warehouse) business Social psychology Developed country media_common |
| Zdroj: | Public understanding of science (Bristol, England). 24(3) |
| ISSN: | 0963-6625 |
| Popis: | This paper explores public attitudes towards science and nature in twelve countries using data from the International Social Survey Programme environment modules of 1993, 2000, and 2010. Analysis of attitude items indicates technocentric and pessimistic dimensions broadly related to the Dominant Social Paradigm and New Environmental Paradigm. A bi-axial dimension scale is utilized to classify respondents among four environmental knowledge orientations. Discernible and significant patterns are found among countries and their populations. Relationships with other substantial variables in the surveys are discussed and findings show that the majority of industrialized countries are clustered in the rational ecologist categorization with respondents possessing stronger ecological consciousness and optimism towards the role of modern institutions, science, and technology in solving environmental problems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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