Congruency within rural social networks as an indicator of interpersonal influence on risk judgments: The great stir caused by BSE in a village in northern Germany

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-502

  Lehmkuhl, Markus J ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY; CATTLE; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASS MEDIUM; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATTLE; COMMUNICATION; ENCEPHALOPATHY, BOVINE SPONGIFORM; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MASS MEDIA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 52249117891     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662506075652     Document Type: Article

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