Developmental origins of environmental ethics: The life experiences of activists

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-53

  Horwitz, Wendy A ^a  

^a SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental activists; Environmental ethics; Lifespan development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030507771     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb0601_3     Document Type: Article

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