Attitudes of College Students toward Specific Social Health Issues

The anti-hunting movement--the people involved, their attitude development, and implications for wildlife management

“…Today, more managers perceive the need to recognize the general public's desires as well as those of hunters, though few studies have dealt with attitudes of the general public (Wievel 1947;Erickson 1970;Applegate 1973;Brown 1974;Hansen et ale 1974;Kitts and Low 1974;Linder et ale 1974;Rosonke 1974;Shaw 1974Shaw , 1975Shaw , 1977Shaw and Gilbert 1974;Wagner and Dimit 1975). Only recently have individuals in the wildlife profession begun to promote nonconsumptive wildlife programs (Davey 1967;Hendee 1969;Thomas and DeGraaf 1973;Clement 1974aClement , 1974bCrouse 1974;Talbot 1974;Gray 1975;Crawford 1976) and a shift in policies to meet the public's needs (Hatter et a1.…”

“…Beliefs and values that were assumed to underly attitudes toward hunting were determined by a list which incorporated some of the most common reasons college students gave for being against hunting (Shaw and Gilbert 1974), and other beliefs expressed by hunters and wildlife biologists. Appropriate items were grouped when they seemed to indicate one basic concept.…”

“…While many have studied hunters (see Schole 1973a for a review), few have studied those against hunting (Shaw 1974(Shaw , 1975(Shaw , 1976(Shaw , 1977Shaw and Gilbert 1974). In accordance with past studies (Klessig 1970, Applegate 1975, it was predicted that the highest percentage of anti-hunting attitudes would be in groups with background characteristics such as female, young to middle-aged, from an urban childhood residence, whitecollar occupation, higher level of education and low income.…”