Mariya Shedlovska
Department of History and Theory of Sociology
Faculty of History
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine

THE CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS MEASUREMENT
(ACCORDING TO THE EMPIRICAL
SOCIOLOGICAL DATA)

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ABSTRACT.The article provides the approbation results of the model for environmental consciousness measurement as a social category. The practical implementation of the given model results in the compilation of indexes representing the correspondent component of the environmental consciousness: cognitive, affective and active. Conclusions are reached regarding the interrelation of the system of values, prevailing in society, and environmental consciousness. The results are based on the empirical sociological data collected in Lviv region (Ukraine).

 Received: October, 2012

1st Revision: December, 2012

Accepted: April, 2013

JEL Classification:C60,
D 46, Q56

Keywords: environmental consciousness, sociological model, structural components, values