Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies

Name: Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies
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This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation for a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy.

Author Biography:

ROB FLYNN is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. He has researched and published in urban sociology and medical sociology, and about risk perception of new technologies. He was formerly Chair of the editorial board for Sociology, and currently is Chair of the editorial board of Sociology of Health and Illness. PAUL BELLABY is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. His research and publications have been in sociology of health, and his most recent studies include work on the risks of hydrogen energy, the use of the internet in public health, and q

Release date NZ

August 22nd, 2007

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

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XVII, 264 p.

Pages

264

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140x216x17

ISBN-13

9780230517059

Product ID

3163474

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