Cultural theory meets the community : Worldviews and local issues

摘要: Abstract This paper constitutes an attempt to clarify the relationship between “environmental hyperopia” (the discrepancy environmental concern towards global and local targets) cultural worldviews regarding nature. A 14-item scale was developed assess four views of nature identified by theory. The results, obtained in a sample 300 residents industrialized area, support relationships predicted Altogether, results on showed effect: for issues more attenuated than ones, risk perception sources pollution perceived as lower distant threats, information about environment were considered trustworthy ones. However, all these effects influenced people hold In particular, egalitarians ones who exacerbated effects, individualistic participants immune them. last result indicates that may have potential be involved issues. Egalitarian individuals also proved particularly responsive dimensions social integration belongingness place attachment, this can reason their low sensitivity problems.