Module 7: Values and Attitudes

Values

The basic and fundamental beliefs that guide or motivate attitudes or actions

What is a typology?

A classification system based on types or categories

The 1930s saw the settlement of “frontier heroes.” Drought and intensive farming practices (e.g. overgazing) led to the:

Dust Bowl

As a predominantly agrarian society during the “frontier heroes” era, producers and operators in their haste to produce __________ were often unaware of the long-term impacts aggressive and detrimental farming practices had on the soil and land held in their care.

short-term economic gains

It was not until the _____ that the concept of stewardship began to become more prominent in American agriculture.

1940s

Landowners within the Born to the Land category generally express ____ about what they consider to be “government programs.”

caution and wariness

Born to the Land landowners dislike government interference but often need it. Therefore, they prefer:

short-term, locally-implemented programs.

One characteristic that sets Reborn to the Land group apart from others is their acknowledged need for:

information about government financial and technical assistance programs to support their management and conservation activities.

Reborn to the Land: Most likely to respond positively to government programs but least likely to participate because:

more focused on recreation/aesthetics than profit margin

The major objective of those Born to the Land is to produce and sustain:

a living through a rural, agricultural lifestyle.

Voluntary Incentive Programs (VIP) can provide financial assistance to private landowners for certain stewardship practices such as:

wildlife improvement, reduction of soil erosion, and participation in forest management programs.

Studies have shown that landowners are less likely to engage in certain actions if informed that:

neighbors were already undertaking those actions.

Landowners are unlikely to copy their neighbor’s actions. This could reflect the belief that the neighbor’s efforts:

would be enough to accomplish community goals.

Stewardship ethos

the characteristic spirit of an individual or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations

Most landowners prefer incentives over regulations because incentives are:

less likely to erode their autonomy, complicate decision-making, or impact their livelihood.