Testing the cultural theory of risk in France

Risk Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 729-739

  Brenot, Jean ^a   Bonnefous, Sylviane ^a   Marris, Claire ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^b Economie et Humanisme   (France)

Author keywords

Cultural theory; Risk perceptions

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CULTURAL THEORY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; PERCEPTION; RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; THEORY;

FRANCE;

EID: 0032430499     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RIAN.0000005919.60392.74     Document Type: Article

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