Justice for All? The Effects of Political Liberalism, Previous Behavior, and Identity on Perceptions of Green and Environmental Injustice Public
Parris, Christie (2009)
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Abstract
Abstract
Justice for All? The Effects of Political Liberalism, Previous
Behavior, and Identity on Perceptions of Green and
Environmental Injustice
By Christie Parris
What influences individuals' perceptions of injustice with respect to environmental issues? I examine how political liberalism, previous environmentally friendly behavior, and environmental identity affect perceptions of both green and environmental injustice. To test my hypotheses I use data from a survey administered to an incoming cohort of first year college students at a southeastern university. My results show that perceptions of both types of injustice are significantly affected by respondents' degree of political liberalism and their environmental identity. Additionally, previous environmentally friendly behavior, including reducing, reusing, recycling, and advocacy-oriented behaviors, impact green and environmental justice perceptions indirectly, as mediated by environmental identity. These results confirm that liberal individuals who have enacted environmentally friendly behavior and who have a strong environmental identity are more likely than others to perceive injustice regarding the environment. My findings have implications for colleges and universities wishing to encourage their student populations to engage in ongoing environmentally responsible behaviors.
Justice for All? The Effects of Political Liberalism,
Previous Behavior, and Identity on Perceptions of Green and
Environmental Injustice
By
Christie Parris
B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2003
Advisor: Karen A. Hegtvedt, PhD.
A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the
James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies of Emory University
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Arts
in Sociology
2009
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction...1
Conceptualizing Justice...5
Predicting Green and Environmental Injustice Perceptions...9
Methods...18
Results...25
Discussion...29
References...33
Appendix A: Variable Coding...47
List of Figures and Tables
Figure 1: Green and Environmental Justice Direct Effects
Model...11
Figure 2: Green and Environmental Justice Mediating
Model...17
Table 1: Descriptive Statistics...26
Table 2: Correlation Matrix...26
Table 3: Nonstandardized Regression Coefficients for the Effects of
Previous Behavior, Political Liberalism, and Environmental Identity
on Perceptions of Green and Environmental Justice...27
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