Risk and emotion: towards an alternative theoretical perspective

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 634-647

  Lupton, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

affect theory; emotion; emotion risk assemblage; public health; risk

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DISGUST; EMOTION; FEAR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK; SELF CONTROL; WELLBEING;

EID: 84890802595     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2013.848847     Document Type: Review

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