Date of Award
5-21-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Political Science, MA
First Advisor
F. David Levenbach
Committee Members
Amy Buzby; William McLean
Abstract
Literature on minority environmentalism has focused on African-Americans and white respondents and their environmental policy preferences. Early studies suggested that whites held more pro-environmental opinions than African-Americans. Revised studies have found that minority respondents have more pro-environmental opinions than white respondents. I intend to add to this literature, while also controlling for respondents' attitudes toward government intervention. I test the hypothesis that minority respondents hold more pro-environmental opinions than whites. I also test the hypothesis that respondents who favor more government intervention hold more pro-environmental opinions than respondents who favor less government intervention. Using the 2010 General Social Survey I find minority respondents (African-American and Latinos) are more willing to pay to help protect the environment.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Ochoa, Jose Ignacio, "Ethnicity And Environmental Values" (2013). Student Theses and Dissertations. 804.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/804
