Gender Differences in Environmental Concern among College Students
MacDonald, W. L. & Hara, N. (1994). Gender differences in environmental concern among college students. Sex Roles, 31, 5-6, 369-374.
Tested the impact of gender on environmental concern while controlling for class standing and family income in a study of 539 college students (aged 17-35 yrs). Male students were slightly more likely than female students to express environmental concern. It is suggested that marginality theory, which takes into account the marginal participation of women in the political arena, might explain the gender differences found in this study.
