Influential Aspects on Environmentally Ethical Behavior (EEB) of Muslim Women in Kuala Lumpur

Abstract

Women have been in the frontline of most household socio-economic activities. Thus, their participation in environmentally ethical behavior (EEB) namely pre-cycling, re-using and recycling activities towards household waste generation particularly in high density area should be discussed. To identify the influential aspects that reinforcing EEB amongst Muslim women in Kuala Lumpur, a qualitative study was conducted. The study was guided by the following research objectives: a) to identify the type of EEB that has been practicing by informants; b) to discover their reasons for performing EEB; and c) to find out the main aspect that influence them in applying EEB in their daily lives. Twenty-four of Muslim women informants were selected using convenience sampling and they have been interviewed. The findings reveal five key categories or aspects of influences: a) economic; b) social; c) religion; d) politic; and e) environment that emphasizing EEB amongst informants. The findings are useful as a platform in order to advocate EEB among Muslim community in Malaysia.