Risk perception: An empirical study of the relationship between worldview and the risk construct

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 717-723

  Palmer, Christina G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural theory; risk; risk perception; simplified conjoint expected risk model; worldviews

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

RISK PERCEPTION; SIMPLIFIED CONJOINT EXPECTED RISK (SCER) MODEL;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MALE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0030266224     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb00820.x     Document Type: Article

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