Psychosocial and cultural factors affecting the perceived risk of genetically modified food: An overview of the literature

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1603-1612

  Finucane, Melissa L ^a   Holup, Joan L ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic engineering; Genetically modified food; Psychosocial and cultural factors; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DNA MODIFICATION; EUROPE; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EUROPE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FOOD, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 12344271092     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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