An Investigation of Women’s and Men’s Perceptions and Meanings Associated with Food Risks

Bieberstein, Andrea

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-03275-3

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“…The only significant variable relates to gender, and the results indicate females were more willing to pay a higher price to avoid cloning and hormones than were men. This finding is consistent with a large body of work, which finds women more concerned about food, technology, and environmental risks than men (Bieberstein, 2014;Davidson & Freudenburg, 1996). Table 1 Results from whole brain analysis; BOLD responses to contrasts of interest (p corrected < 0.05).…”

Section: Demographics and Milk Consumptionsupporting

confidence: 87%

An fMRI investigation of consumer choice regarding controversial food technologies

Lusk

Crespi

Cherry

et al. 2015

Food Quality and Preference

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Section: Demographics and Milk Consumptionsupporting

confidence: 87%

An fMRI investigation of consumer choice regarding controversial food technologies

Lusk

Crespi

Cherry

et al. 2015

Food Quality and Preference

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“…Similarly, being informed about an issue is even more likely to influence behaviour when knowledge is gained from first-hand experience (Fazio and Zama, 1981). This study, which employs the KAP's approach, is also corroborated by the ideas of Bieberstein (2012) who reports that people's perceptions of risk (for example health-related risks associated with human excreta reuse in agriculture) related to food products are important determinants of food choices, their attitudes toward technologies used in the food and agricultural sector, as well as behaviour related to safety practices during food production. As observed by Wortman et al (1992), it is assumed that knowledge about the importance of human excreta can help provide a better understanding and promotion behaviour consistent with beliefs and feelings of study participants like farmers.…”

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Farmers perception on excreta reuse for peri-urban agriculture in southern Ghana

Nimoh¹,

Ohene-Yankyera²,

Poku³

et al. 2014

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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Ghana lags behind the Millennium Development Goals' target for sanitation, despite widespread effort by the central government. Most households in peri-urban communities in Ghana lack improved sanitation facilities, and access to faecal sludge disposal sites is also problematic. This study investigates farmers' attitude and perception toward excreta reuse for peri-urban agriculture in Shai-Osudoku district, Ghana. Data were collected on 400 randomly selected respondents using questionnaires and focus group discussions. The study found that a majority of the respondents 'disagree' that excreta are a waste and are willing to use excreta as fertilizer, although a majority 'agrees' that excreta can pose health risks. Perceptions toward excreta reuse for agricultural purpose however differ among households. There is the need for more open discussions on the benefits and risks of excreta reuse in agriculture; this could help enrich farmers' knowledge on the appropriate use of excreta as fertilizer. Further research on the factors that influence farmers' decision to use excreta as fertilizer and their perceptions on the health risks is recommended.

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“…Assessing risk within the African‐American community, researchers found no effects as strong as the WME, but rather great heterogeneity within the population . While there has been comprehensive risk research investigating the impact of gender, there is relatively little research assessing the role of race. The majority of U.S. risk research in health is not designed to assess racial differences, but rather includes race as one of many demographic variables .…”

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The Role of Risk Perception in Flu Vaccine Behavior among African‐American and White Adults in the United States

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Seasonal flu vaccination rates are low for US adults with significant disparities between African and White Americans. Risk perception is a significant predictor of vaccine behavior but the research on this construct has been flawed. This study addressed critical research questions to understand the differences between African and White Americans in the role of risk perception in flu vaccine behavior: 1. What is the dimensionality of risk perception and does it differ between the two races? 2. Were risk perceptions of White and African American populations different and how were sociodemographic characteristics related to risk for each group? 3. What is the relation between risk perception and flu vaccine behaviors for African Americans and Whites? The sample, drawn from GfK’s Knowledge Panel, consisted of 838 Whites and 819 African Americans. The survey instrument was developed from qualitative research. Measures of risk perception included cognitive and emotional measures of disease risk and risk of side effects from the vaccine. The online survey was conducted in March of 2015. Results showed the importance of risk perception in the vaccine decision-making process for both racial groups. As expected, those who got the vaccine reported higher disease risk than those who did not. Separate cognitive and emotional factors did not materialize in this study but strong evidence was found to support the importance of considering disease risk as well as risk of the vaccine. There were significant racial differences in the way risk perception predicted behavior.

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An Investigation of Women’s and Men’s Perceptions and Meanings Associated with Food Risks

Cited by 13 publications

References 189 publications

An fMRI investigation of consumer choice regarding controversial food technologies

An fMRI investigation of consumer choice regarding controversial food technologies

Farmers perception on excreta reuse for peri-urban agriculture in southern Ghana

The Role of Risk Perception in Flu Vaccine Behavior among African‐American and White Adults in the United States

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