LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
In this chapter, we will discuss the following important topics.
- Culture and environment
- New religious movements
INTRODUCTION
Culture is a learned behaviour, which includes the lifestyle, patterns and habits of people that are essential for their survival in a particular environment. Studies show that cultural values, such as collectivism and long-term orientation, influence individuals' environmental attitudes and behaviour. The natural environment can be saved from indiscriminate exploitation of mineral wealth, deforestation, felling of trees, desertification and natural calamities only through culture. The interrelationship ...
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