Nuclear power and the public: A comparative study of risk perception in France and the United States
Date
2000
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Abstract
This study is an attempt to understand attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors with respect to nuclear power and several other technological risk sources. A unique feature of the study is a comparison between public views in the United States, where nuclear energy is resisted, and France, where nuclear energy appears to be embraced...
Description
58 pages
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Nuclear power, Risk perception, Comparative study, Psychometrics, Hazards
Citation
Slovic, P., Flynn, J., Mertz, C. K., Poumadere, M., & Mays, C. (2000). Nuclear power and the public: A comparative study of risk perception in France and the United States. In O. Renn & B. Rohrmann (Eds.), Cross-cultural risk perception: A survey of empirical studies (pp. 55-102). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.