Diversity in lay perceptions of the sources of human traits: Genes, environments, and personal behaviors

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1099-1109

  Parrott, Roxanne L ^a   Silk, Kami J ^a   Condit, Celeste ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease causation; Human genetics; Lay concepts; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNICITY; GENETICS; HEALTH RISK; PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; GENE; HEALTH; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RACE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUSALITY; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037366145     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00106-5     Document Type: Article

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