While the recent environmental movement has enjoyed much success in generating proenvironmental attitudes in the public, it has not found similar success when it comes to generating pro-environmental behaviors. This phenomenon is supported by ample research suggesting that attitudes are not effective predictors of behaviors, especially in the case of environmental issues. This research examines...

OBJECTIVE Resemblances between parents and children for alcohol use can be due both to cultural transmission and genetic inheritance. We examined the genetic and environmental determinants of the familial resemblances in alcohol use. METHOD With a parent-twin design a distinction was made between the contribution of genetic effects, the environmental influences shared by siblings and the effe...

Purpose This study aims to analyze the effect of cultural controls and environmental strategy (ES) on innovation (EI). Second, this examines role eco-learning (ECOL) in ES. Design/methodology/approach research sample was composed 150 publicly traded Brazilian companies that participated a survey. The hypotheses were analyzed through structural equation modeling fuzzy set qualitative comparative...

This study utilizes Bronfenbrenner's ecological model (1979) to examine multiple and interactive environmental (familial, social, and cultural) predictors of adolescent alcohol abuse/dependence symptoms. A stratified random sample of 401 American Indian youths was interviewed in 2001. The findings showed that family members' substance problems, peer misbehaviors, and participation in generic cu...

Based on a gender equity perspective and within a pluralistic civil society, women should have equal rights for presence in and use of urban open spaces. Despite this, various factors decrease their presence including inappropriate design of space, as well as socio-cultural obstacles. Since women’s major place of presence and activity has traditionally been in or near home, neighborhood open s...

Tourism development, Economic sustainability, Environmental sustainability, Socio-cultural sustainability ABSTRACT This research attempts to evaluate local residents’ satisfaction and support to the development of tourism through economic, environmental and socio-cultural sustainability of tourism. The data was collected with a survey of local residents in Tra Vinh province of Vietnam. The empi...