Green Consumerism Sociology

Writer, William Blumenfield, in his Huffington Post article, “ Environmental Justice a Form of Social Justice,” details the perceptive and political fallibilities of the Republican party in regards to their courses of action towards environmental justice aims. His inclination is to convey the err in their claims and capitalistic objectives, and to promote his ideology that social justice cannot occur without there first being strives to combat against environmental degradation. He develops a strong, but misplaced, pathos throughout his article, devoid of purposeful facts, resulting in a weak argument seemingly based on his resentment towards the Republican party. Blumenfield’s argument is weak in the fact that is argues based on unapologetically tearing down the other side instead of advocating his point while respectfully pointing out the flaws of conflicting views.

From a Republican’s aspect, they generally prefer to have limited government intervention in regards to personal issues, but also take over international relations. Not only that, but they are typically pro-military, pro-religion, and pro-business. In other words, Republicans are known to be conservative. In terms of environment, Republicans are firms with their strict beliefs. According to multiple sources, when asked if the think the government should increase environmental regulations in order to prevent climate change, Republicans are opposed to the idea. Regardless of scientific data proving a temperature increase in the planet’s atmosphere since the late nineteenth century, they still hold a string stance that EPA should

With today’s broad spectrum of opposing political ideals, climate change is one of the most polarizing and argued points. In an article entitled “Why Some Conservatives Can’t Accept That Climate Change Is Real” by Carolyn Gregoire, we are presented the supposed thought process and biases held by modern conservatives. The author, Carolyn Gregoire, serves as a senior science and health writer at The Huffington Post. Though challenging competency is a common attack used on both sides of the political isle, this piece sidesteps petty mudslinging and instead takes root in the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives. Inherently, as a political piece, this article criticizes the conservative thought camp. In doing so, this article (like a majority of articles on the Huffington Post) is written towards a sympathetic, liberal audience. Pertaining mainly to psychology, there is no doubt logos is the appeal used by the author. Furthermore, with logos often comes strong, inductive reasoning. As we delve deeper into this article, we also will examine and explore several fallacies implemented by the author. Also

The goal of the paper is to answer the research question: “Within the U.S. general public, are conservative white males more likely than other adults to espouse climate change denial?” The authors utilize past research on identity-protective cognition as a theoretical basis for their study. Their general methods include using public opinion data from the Gallup annual environmental poll administered in the years 2001-2010 and conducting a multivariate statistical analysis. Variables analyzed include five indicators of climate change denialism, a “dummy variable” to control for direct effects

In America, there are two main ideologies, or organized set of ideas founded on basic principles: liberal and conservative (Kollman 331). Liberal ideology is focused on government action to alleviate social ills and pushing for social, political, and economic equality. Conversely, conservative ideology prioritizes limited government, free markets, individual liberty, and traditional American values. The Democrat Party aligns more with liberal values, while the Republican Party has ideological values that align more with conservatism. The Pew Research Center has divided the American public into eight politically engaged groups or “typologies,” along with a less engaged group labeled Bystanders. Assignment is based on individuals’ position on various social and political values—ranging from Solid Liberal all the way to Steadfast Conservative.

Environmental Impact of Personal Lifestyle: Behavior # 2 For many years I have contributed to biodegradables that end up in landfill sites. I have been continuously purchasing water bottles my whole life. Plastic is used almost everywhere, I have been using plastic bags when I go grocery shopping and I have never tried to get reusable bags.

Problem: How do different political demographics perceive environmental issues? Do political beliefs affect whether a person is more consciousness/aware of the environment?

In addition to the two independent variables of political ideology and party id, I also added four control variables to account for confounding factors. For my first control variable, I chose race which is variable number 238 on the survey and which asks the question: Do you consider yourself White, Black or African American, Asian or Pacific Islander, Native American or Alaskan native, or some other race? I also decided to use variable number 236 which asks whether a respondent is of Spanish, Latino, or Hispanic origin. I decided to use race as a control variable because minorities tend to vote for democratic candidates but also because Latinos tend to hold conservative views on abortion issues. For my second control variable, I chose age which is variable number 1030 and which asks the respondent how old they are. I decided to control for age because the older a person is, the more conservative they tend to be. My third control variable is gender which is variable number 1020 and which asks the respondent to identify their sex. I chose gender as a control variable because women tend to vote more Democrat than Republican. Finally, for my last control

Frances Lappe challenges the common misconception that consumerism is the main problem when it comes to destroying our planet. The first thing that Lappe sees that is wrong with this is that people won’t jump at this phrase, that this phrase won’t sell. People are most likely aware that as Americans we rely on the purchase of goods and services but people also believe that it is inevitable. If people think that consumerism cannot be avoided then they are not going to want to try and make a change. People also believe that life has always been this way, even though that is not the case, which makes them further believe that change is impossible.

As more scientific evidence has surfaced in recent years in relevance to global warming, many informed individuals feel as though the environment is an important political issue. The Republican party stresses that conservation is a conservative value and private property ownership is key to an environmental agenda. The Democratic party aims to restore wilderness and watersheds for generations to come. However, they honor hunting & fishing heritage via more conservation lands. The Green party advocates strongly for environmental issues, as made clear by their name. This party believes that: the Human species has no right to exploit animals, sustainable society lives within planet’s resource limits, and we should safely dispose of all waste we create. A scientist who knows the effects of global warming and the state of our planet may feel obligated to vote for the Green party because of their environment issues, solely. Therefore, this shows how a single issue may sway a voter on election

There are many different types of worldviews that that are held among the countless people of this world. Consumerism is one that is very prominent in this day in time. “Consumerism absolutizes consumption by believing that we can find fulfillment by accumulating wealth and everything that comes with it.” (Wilkins &Sanford, 2009). There are many different elements of consumerism I will discuss, along with how this worldview of consumerism compares with the Christian worldview, and lastly, I will express how knowing what the Bible says about consumerism affects my life personally.

Materialism, although commonly seen as a harmful characteristic, has the potential to be a beneficial one. The desire for a vast number of possessions has often been tied to the wealthy; however, both wealthy and poor alike have materialistic tendencies and thus, everyone has the potential to live unsustainably. Being materialistic is not what classifies a person as sustainable or unsustainable, it is what that person pursues with their tendencies that does so. If someone wanted to purchase a new vehicle, it would be unsustainable for them to purchase a Bentley or a G-Wagen while there are alternative, energy saving models like a Tesla or Prius. The trend that 's beginning to take hold in the United States is that the more material things that are owned, the more successful one will be perceived as. This influx in material objects is not only the wrong way to measure success, but it is also the opposite of living sustainably. Although it is the rich who are often targeted for living unsustainably, the poor also have an equal part to blame in the matter. Today, living extravagant and expensive lives is a goal sought by many, and the only way to change that goal is to redefine the definition of success into something more meaningful. Living sustainably does not mean having to remove all materialism from life, it simply means making small changes in day to day life that encourage less wasteful tendencies.

Political consumers in the United States as well as in Europe tend to match the well-established pattern of traditional political action. Traditional political action tends to reflect patterns of societal inequalities (Verba, Scholzman, and Brady 1995). Those likely to engage in political behaviors are males, white/majority members, the educated, those with a higher socioeconomic level, as well as older people (Dalton 2008; Norris 2002; Verba, Scholzman, and Brady 1995). In European countries and the United States, most if not all of the same socio-demographic groups are more likely to engage in political consumption and green consumerism. However, there are a few exceptions in that younger people and females are as likely, if not more likely,

Consumption behavior has also been identified as one of the examples that can be used to show the negative correlation between environmental outcome and income inequality (Islam, 2015). Research conducted by Danny Dorling and his associates, found that rich countries tend to have higher inequality and their consumption rate and waste generation is higher per person, which makes it more difficult to sustain their

The global consumption patterns evaluated by (SERI; GLOBAL 2000; Friends of the Earth Europe, 2009) in their report