The Study of Quantitative Sociology on the Relation between Recognition of Social Dilemma and Behavior

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23530624
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Chuo University
• Principal Investigator: Shinoki Mikiko 中央大学, 総合政策学部, 准教授 (20398332)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 社会的ジレンマ / 社会調査 / 環境問題 / ごみ問題 / 地球温暖化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study considers the following two issues:(1)When individuals face environmental problems in the real world, what percentage of people defines these problems as a social dilemma? (2)What characterizes the individuals who contribute to these problems? This study considers these matters through the data analysis of quantitative survey.
The findings revealed that individuals define environmental problems as a social dilemma at the hypothetical level. When they face these problems in the real world, however, they do not tend to define them as a social dilemma. They prefer mutual cooperation rather than mutual defection. In addition, individuals who prefer mutual cooperation tend to trust the information about environmental problems disseminated by other people and other organizations.

Free Research Field

計量社会学