The relationship between academic major and environmentalism among college students: Is it mediated by the effects of gender, political ideology and financial security?

Journal of Environmental Education

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-215

  Lang, Kenneth Brandon ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

academic major; environmental attitudes; environmental behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960718963     PISSN: 00958964     EISSN: 19401892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00958964.2010.547230     Document Type: Article

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