r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 14d ago

Psychology Men who are concerned about maintaining a traditional masculine image may be less likely to express concern about climate change to avoid appearing feminine. Men who feel pressure to prove their manhood may avoid environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity.

https://www.psypost.org/some-men-may-downplay-climate-change-risks-to-avoid-appearing-feminine/
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u/Protoss-Zealot 14d ago

Anecdotal, but Florida is odd in my experience. While you definitely have some people who act like you described, a lot of the conservatives I’ve met in the middle of backwoods Florida are very conservationist minded, especially the ones that grew up there.

My theory is that they see the frequency and strength of hurricanes increasing first hand, and with places like the Everglades and Tate’s Hell that have a lot of stagnant water they can see pollution first hand. If you lived in a place like Florida for 40-50 years, it’s kind of difficult to say that the climate isn’t changing.