The Study of Relationship between Social Control and Environmental Ethics with Environmental Concern of Tabriz University Students
Akhlāq-i zīstī i.e., Bioethics Journal,
Vol. 11 No. 36 (1400),
17 August 2021
,
Page 1-20
https://doi.org/10.22037/bioeth.v11i36.30487
Abstract
Background and Aim: Like any other social phenomenon, the degree of concern about the environment is related to various factors, such as the role of social control and environmental ethics. This research examines the relationship between environmental concerns as a dependent variable and social control and environment ethics as independent variables.
Materials and Methods: The research method is quantitative and done by a questionnaire. The target sample includes 387 students of Tabriz University in the 2019-20 academic year who were selected by stratified sampling method from the colleges and then random sampling method for sample selection in each faculty. Respondents participated in the study with full knowledge and satisfaction. The SPSS 16, was used for data analysis.
Ethical Considerations: Ethical considerations have been observed in all stages of research, including data collection, documentation, analysis and publication of data.
Findings: According to the results there is not any difference between the average amount of environmental concern, in terms of educational level, family income and marital status, but the average of this variable shows a significant difference between males and females. Also, results show there is a meaningful inverse relationship between social control as an independent variable with environmental concern. The correlation coefficient between environmental ethics with environmental concerns shows there are direct relationships between these variables. The regression result shows 18% of changes of the environmental concern variable are explained by the two above independent variables.
Conclusion: Increasing concern about biological hazards is a sign of the need to reconsider environmental concepts and social structures. Evidence from research shows that increasing concern about biological hazards and their consequences is the basis for increasing ethical behavior toward the environment and reducing the need for formal social control in this regard.
Cite this article as: Hajilou F, Alizadeh Aghdam MB, Saghali S, Mohammadpour N. The Study of Relationship between Social Control and Environmental Ethics with Environmental Concern of Tabriz University Students. Majale "Akhlāq-i zīstī" (i.e., Bioethics Journal). 2021; 11(36): e22.
- Environmental Concerns; Social Control; Environmental ethics; Students
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