A CROSS-CULTURAL INVESTIGATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS |
| |
| Authors: | Robert H Freymeyer Barbara E Johnson |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Sociology , Presbyterian College , Clinton, South Carolina, USA rhfreym@presby.edu;3. Department of Sociology , University of South Carolina Aiken , Aiken, South Carolina, USA |
| |
| Abstract: | This article investigates contextual and individual factors influencing environmental behaviors for the 26 countries included in the 2000 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). Individuals in countries with better environmental quality tend to have slightly more environmental involvement, but this relationship is mediated by economic circumstances, which have a greater independent impact on environmental actions. Respondents living in wealthier countries, no matter the environmental quality, more frequently join environmental groups, sign petitions concerning the environment, and give money for environmental causes. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
|
