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Gender Differences In Risk Perception: Broadening The Contexts, Jan L. Hitchcock Sep 2001

Gender Differences In Risk Perception: Broadening The Contexts, Jan L. Hitchcock

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The author surveys literature on the effect of gender on risk perception.


Public Perceptions Of Genetically Engineered Foods: Playing God Or Trusting Science, Michael D. Mehta Sep 2001

Public Perceptions Of Genetically Engineered Foods: Playing God Or Trusting Science, Michael D. Mehta

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The author considers whether levels of religiosity or scientism affect public perceptions of genetically engineered foods.


Review Of: Preventing And Controlling Cancer In North America: A Cross- Cultural Perspective (Diane Weiner, Ed.), Hunter Yancey Sep 2001

Review Of: Preventing And Controlling Cancer In North America: A Cross- Cultural Perspective (Diane Weiner, Ed.), Hunter Yancey

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the book: Preventing and Controlling Cancer in North America: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (Diane Weiner, ed., Praeger Publishers 1999). Illustrations, Introduction, Concluding Remarks, Bibliography, Index, About the Contributors. ISBN 0-275-96180-X [245 pp. $72.50 Hardbound, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881.]


Judging The Risk Of Becoming Infected Through Sexual Encounters, Simeone Arnaud, Daniele Hermand, Etienne Mullet Sep 2001

Judging The Risk Of Becoming Infected Through Sexual Encounters, Simeone Arnaud, Daniele Hermand, Etienne Mullet

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors examine the manner in which people integrate pieces of information to assess the risk of becoming infected through sexual encounters.


Review Of: Risk In The Modern Age: Social Theory, Science And Environmental Decision Making (Maurie J. Cohen, Ed.), Amy Cutler Sep 2001

Review Of: Risk In The Modern Age: Social Theory, Science And Environmental Decision Making (Maurie J. Cohen, Ed.), Amy Cutler

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the book: Risk in the Modern Age: Social Theory, Science and Environmental Decision Making (Maurie J. Cohen, ed., St. Martin's Press 2000). List of Figures and Tables, List of Contributors, Preface, Index. ISBN 0-312-22216-5 [264 pp. $65.00. Hardbound, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010].


Review Of: Pierre Clastres, Chronicle Of The Guayaki Indians (Paul Auster, Translator), Sophie Sparrow Sep 2001

Review Of: Pierre Clastres, Chronicle Of The Guayaki Indians (Paul Auster, Translator), Sophie Sparrow

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the book: Pierre Clastres, Chronicle of the Guayaki Indians (Paul Auster, trans., Zone Books 2001). Translator's Note and Forward. ISBN 0-942299-78-7 [352 pp. $15.00. Paperback, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142-1493].


America's Anti-Violence Campaign: The Use Of Mediation To Reduce The Incidence Of Workplace Violence, Karyn A. Doi Mar 2001

America's Anti-Violence Campaign: The Use Of Mediation To Reduce The Incidence Of Workplace Violence, Karyn A. Doi

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The author recommends that companies incorporate a mediation program into their anti-violence plans.


Review Of: Health And Disease In Human History (Robert I. Rotberg Ed.), Terry Cromwell Mar 2001

Review Of: Health And Disease In Human History (Robert I. Rotberg Ed.), Terry Cromwell

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the book: Health and Disease in Human History: A Journal of Interdisciplinary History Reader (Robert I. Rotberg ed., MIT Press 2000). ISBN 0- 262-18207-6 [345 pp. $25.00 Paper, 5 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02142].