Article 6

David M Baltierra

4/24/16

Article 6

Thinking Globally and Acting Locally?

Environmental Attitudes, Behavior and Activism

In my readings on this article first the thing that it mentions is that they want to know if there is an empirical link between attitudes and how people's behaviors effect our environment. Second thing is that has we all know that women do better than men in most cases.  That's why they are catching up to us, that's men. More and more women are significantly more involved like global warming, climate control, hunger in general, and inequality on education for blacks, and Hispanics. Also "women are strongly held views toward environmental protection and are more willing to engage in such activities (Stern and Dietz, 1994, pp. 77-78). Second thing is that since 1970 and now there has been a steady increase in born public awareness of our environmental problems.  A recent cross-national study by the Gallup International (1992) found strong worldwide concern for the state of the environment. Even though there has been cited articles in demonstration of a weak correlation, there has to be some kind of situational factors that will influence the relationship between the both. Furthermore this article talks about the attitude-behavior consistency in our environment and how we respond in what to do with recycling behaviors. One good example is when you stated in our of your lectures that a while ago in the classrooms there used to be a blue trash can to put the recycling into it- and you and the others students, faculty, and others cared- however now there are no blue trash cans and now the university is paying a private company to take our trash and separate the recycle good and the bad. So now by want you said, in class I feel that your attitude is that you don't care or somewhat. Also let's take into account the socio-economic status of a family. With regard to this I feel that the more educated you are and the income says a lot about how you will want to recycle. Furthermore to show a weak relationship between attitudes and behavior-  let's take a look at the family who lives in a rural area and more than likely there are no recycling centers for about ten to fifteen miles away- how are they going to recycle.

Measuring Endorsement of the New Ecological Paradigm

The emergence of global environmental-which has been a major problem in our world and nations has finally come into light how this has effected not just human's activities but also the ecosystems on which our existence-and other living species are all connected of achieving a more living sustainable conditions. Take for example the air pollution in the valley- how it affects us all not matter what race, gender, income, and education you have this air pollution doesn't decimate- we all be affected and even getting asthma, and lung disease. In measuring I feel that when there are a number of studies on a certain topic or issues is when the public becomes aware of the situation if not they just don't care about it. Also this is due to all the social movements in regards to the environment-like earth day. In regards to the fact that the NEP was that on their focus was that we humans can have the ability to upset the balance of nature, which in my own point of view that it's up to God not us to change the balance of this paradigm.  

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