Nativity and environmental risk perception: An empirical study of native-born and foreign-born residents of the USA

Human Ecology Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-25

  Adeola, Francis O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

And psychometric paradigm; Cultural theory; Discriminant analysis; Environmental inequity; Environmental justice; Environmental risks; General social survey (GSS); Risk perception; Risk society; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147135578     PISSN: 10744827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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