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Objective: a study is carried out on the type of consumption practiced in the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. In order to know if this is done in such a way those individuals may be considering their impact on the environment. Methodology: to do so, a survey of 613 citizens was carried out and the results were analyzed using statistical methods. Results: it is found that although people point out know concepts related to sustainability, they give little importance to the harm that their demand for goods and services causes to the environment. Limitations: for budgetary reasons, it has realized a representative sampling but it was not random. Conclusions: although people in their majority point out to know concepts related to sustainability, we can warn that more than reasoned these are intuitive and, overall, taught from the media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Some routes of analyses around the following question: How to incorporate ethically the problem in their daily actions, and similarly, how to avoid the successful strategies of oblivion and indifference? are addressed in this paper. Certain emphasis is made on the gained importance that the popular processes have specially those related to the youth, while, thanks to their narratives, they increase and succeed, on a daily basis, over the authoritarian rhetoric seeking to silence memory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Hegel's work, the Master-slave dialectic is an issue in the struggle for consciousness and self-consciousness. By mutual recognition, a social contract can be established and thus, a community. Hegel proposes that in the struggle for recognition people's consciousness do not obtain acceptance. The dependent self-consciousness, i.e. the slave, seeks recognition from the Master. In contrast, the Master does not recognize the slave, is self-sufficient, and thus, imposes the double negation. Consciousness moved by science seeks liberation in the social contract. It is always possible to step into the law or the organization of State where liberties are channeled. By doing so, the Absolute is achieved as well as the awareness of a consciousness, while being aware of the experience of being conscious. Thus, the ethical becomes moral originating the "We." This article aims to demonstrate the possibility of creating a contract where liberties are tighten together in recognition. Can one be free in this establishment? Hegel believed so since the struggle between Master and slave is resolved. We must ask ourselves if this occurs currently in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In spite of conservation efforts, the environmental damage has not been stopped, perhaps because we can not reach awareness and an attitude of respect toward nature. Teaching environmental values from infancy is a way of generating changes in the way the nature is seen and appreciated. We started with an analysis of the fifth grade natural science textbook, with a view to its environmental education contents. Observations were made on the behavior of fifth-grade students in two schools in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. The students were interviewed and asked to answer a questionnaire to identify their perceptions of environmental ethics. We believe that although the program content and execution convey information about environmental issues, it does not effectively promote environmental values such as respect for flora and fauna, responsible management of water and waste into children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]