PUBLIC RESPONSES TO TECHNOLOGICAL RISKS: Toward a Sociological Perspective

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 389-412

  Freudenburg, William R ^a   Pastor, Susan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84983921363     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1992.tb00381.x     Document Type: Article

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