Ecological Consciousness and Involvement in Cultural and Productive Labor in the Context of Interaction of a Person with the Nature

摘要

Under the conditions of economic changes and transformation of social processes, modern society, entered on the path of sustainable development, has a special purpose - the organization of such a way of life, in which the preservation and enhancement of natural diversity will become an objective need of the improvement of the quality of life. The improvement of the quality of life of population is impossible without harmonious interaction and human existence with the environment. Modern scientists emphasize the special significance of the investigation of ecological consciousness of a person as a factor that is of decisive importance in the formation of the interaction between a person and natural environment. The article highlights the results of an empirical study conducted in the Chuvash Republic (Russian Federation), in which 460 employees of industrial organizations took part. The study showed that environmental consciousness for the majority of respondents is characterized by a high degree of awareness of the importance of the role and place of nature in human life. But the coherent concept of "nature" is perceived as more valuable than its individual elements. The study of such components of environmental awareness as a degree of social activity and readiness for environmental activities showed that, despite a high degree of concern about environmental issues, the level of environmental activity remains rather low. Most of the respondents show a high degree of passivity and social unpreparedness for active environmental activities. The results obtained act as an indicator of a rather low environmental competence and environmental awareness of respondents due to the relatively low status of environmental education and the low social significance of environmental knowledge in high school and pre-university training of specialists. Environmental passivity in this case can act as a kind of protective mechanism, starting to work due to lack of resources or the necessary knowledge in order to realize its potential in the field of environmental protection. The study revealed that the way of life of population, characterized by a high degree of the involvement in cultural and productive labor in nature, determines the content of ecological consciousness, transforming its inner direction in favor of increasing the importance of nature in human life. The analysis of the research results revealed the problem of the need to make specialists engaged in various systems of industrial relations green-minded. Based on the results of the study, a system of psychological support measures was developed in order to improve the skills in the field of greening consciousness.