Mountain Guides: Between Ethics and Socioeconomic Trends

Autor/inn/en	Long, Thierry; Bazin, Damien; Massiera, Bernard
Titel	Mountain Guides: Between Ethics and Socioeconomic Trends
Quelle	In: Journal of Moral Education, 41 (2012) 3, S.369-388 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7240
DOI	10.1080/03057240.2012.691635
Schlagwörter	Interviews; Social Psychology; Sustainable Development; Ethics; Socioeconomic Status; Leaders; Conservation (Environment); Recreational Activities; Employment; Income; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Moral Values; Moral Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sozialpsychologie; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Ethik; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Fachleiter; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Freizeitgestaltung; Dienstverhältnis; Einkommen; Qualitative Forschung; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Moralische Entwicklung
Abstract	This study analysed mountain guides' representations of environmental responsibility and explored the paradox that these professionals face: using nature as a source of income while trying to preserve it. The study was mainly guided by the philosophical literature on this topic and made use of the concepts of sustainable development and nature. This exploratory work therefore contributes to the new field of environmental social psychology. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the qualitative analysis showed that mountain guides have a very sensitive and contemplative approach to moral aspects of our relationship with nature, which they try to transmit to their clients. They believe that this is a way to educate people about sustainable development, but this term emerged as quite vague for them, and they expressed the opinion that it might hide other concerns, such as to make translating it into moral conduct a difficult matter and to compromise their identity as moral actors. (Contains 3 tables and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10