Adolescents' Beliefs about the Wolf: Investigating the Potential of Human-Wolf Coexistence in the European South
dc.creator | Hovardas, T. | en |
dc.creator | Korfiatis, K. J. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-11-23T10:30:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-11-23T10:30:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
dc.identifier | 10.1080/08941920.2012.677942 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0894-1920 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/28517 | |
dc.description.abstract | Previous research revealed a rural-urban divide in the acceptance of the wolf. We investigated adolescents' beliefs about the wolf in rural and urban areas of Greece and Italy. By using a multiple-choice questionnaire, we attempted to reconstruct the conflictual nature of opposing beliefs about the wolf. For each item, there was one choice indicating a "pro-wolf" stance, one corresponding to an "anti-wolf" disposition, and a third, "neutral" choice. Respondents were clustered in a "pro-wolf," an "anti-wolf," and a "neutral" group. Rural or urban residence did not affect the classification of participants. Average responses for each cluster did reveal some degree of dispersal over rival positions. The permeability of "pro-wolf," "anti-wolf," and "neutral" positions might be regarded as a manifestation of the phenomenon of "cognitive polyphasia," which refers to the cohabitation of inconsistent or contradictory beliefs. Implications for environmental education and outreach campaigns are discussed. | en |
dc.source.uri | <Go to ISI>://WOS:000310593500005 | |
dc.subject | adolescents | en |
dc.subject | beliefs | en |
dc.subject | coexistence | en |
dc.subject | cognitive polyphasia | en |
dc.subject | environmentalists | en |
dc.subject | local communities | en |
dc.subject | rural | en |
dc.subject | urban | en |
dc.subject | wolf | en |
dc.subject | LARGE CARNIVORES | en |
dc.subject | ATTITUDES | en |
dc.subject | WOLVES | en |
dc.subject | COMMUNITY | en |
dc.subject | CONFLICTS | en |
dc.subject | POPULATION | en |
dc.subject | PROTECTION | en |
dc.subject | MANAGEMENT | en |
dc.subject | BEHAVIORS | en |
dc.subject | NORWAY | en |
dc.subject | Environmental Studies | en |
dc.subject | Planning & Development | en |
dc.subject | Sociology | en |
dc.title | Adolescents' Beliefs about the Wolf: Investigating the Potential of Human-Wolf Coexistence in the European South | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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