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Age Differences In Personal Risk Perceptions: A Note On An Exploratory Descriptive Study, Juanita V. Field, George E. Schreer
Age Differences In Personal Risk Perceptions: A Note On An Exploratory Descriptive Study, Juanita V. Field, George E. Schreer
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The authors test for differences in risk perceptions among different age groups.
Review Of: Catherine Manton, Fed Up: Women And Food In America, Elizabeth J. Baker
Review Of: Catherine Manton, Fed Up: Women And Food In America, Elizabeth J. Baker
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
A review of the book Fed Up: Women and Food in America by Catherine Manton (Bergin & Garvey 1999). Bibliography, index, notes. ISBN 0-89789-448-0 [184 pp. $55.00. Cloth, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881].
Review Of: Thomas Szasz, Fatal Freedom: The Ethics And Politics Of Suicide, Paula W. Jewell
Review Of: Thomas Szasz, Fatal Freedom: The Ethics And Politics Of Suicide, Paula W. Jewell
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
A review of the book Fatal Freedom: The Ethics and Politics of Suicide by Thomas Szasz (Praeger Publishers 1999). Preface, acknowledgments, appendix, notes, selected bibliography, indexes. ISBN 0-275-96646-1 [178 pp. $25.95. Hardbound, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881].
Varied Definitions Of Risk Related To Sensation Seeking Trait, Pål Ø.U. Dåstol, Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg
Varied Definitions Of Risk Related To Sensation Seeking Trait, Pål Ø.U. Dåstol, Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
[Excerpt] "Risk judgments seem related to which definitions of risk a person uses. Earlier studies suggest that people who use a "probability" definition of risk give different, and somewhat lower, subjective estimates of risk than those who instead prefer a "consequence" definition. In addition, an "optimistic bias" often can be found, and subjects usually evaluate personal risk systematically lower than risk for people in general."