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enˌvironˈmentalism
[f. environmental a. + -ism.]
A theory of the primary influence of environment on the development of a person or group.
1923A. A. Goldenweiser Early Civilization xiv. 292 Attempts to interpret forms of civilization..by environmental conditions... The staunch environmentalism of Buckle still has its charms for many of his readers. 1931Encycl. Social Sci. V. 561/1 Environmentalism is the tendency to stress the importance of physical, biological, psychological or cultural environment as a factor influencing the structure or behavior of animals, including man. 1957K. A. Wittfogel Oriental Despotism i. 11 Static theories of environmentalism.
Add:2. Concern with the preservation of the environment, esp. from the effects of pollution; the politics or policies associated with this.
1972Sci. News 12 Feb. 101/2 The arguments in the United States over environmental problems have not yet reached these basic levels, even though environmentalism got its first major impetus here. 1976Daily Tel. 8 July 16 Aggressive feminism, homosexualism, environmentalism and all the other middle-class self-indulgences. 1982Sports Illustr. 15 Nov. 24/2 Even some politicians on the other side of the trenches felt the need to identify themselves with environmentalism. 1990Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 4 May 50/5 Environmentalism is the new religion for the ‘us generation’ replacing the ‘me generation’, according to a report released this week. |