How do South Australian consumers negotiate and respond to information in the media about food and nutrition?: The importance of risk, trust and uncertainty

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-41

  Ward, Paul R ^a   Henderson, Julie ^a   Coveney, John ^a   Meyer, Samantha ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

communication; emotions; health; mass communication; public health; sociological theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857673765     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783311407947     Document Type: Article

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