Gender, race, and perceived risk: The 'white male' effect

Finucane, Melissa L.; Slovic, Paul; Mertz, C. K.; Flynn, James; Satterfield, Theresa

doi:10.1080/713670162

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“…Table I shows that, other things being equal, local climate-change effects are less often perceived by respondents who are male or high-income -findings consistent with studies of risk perception (Finucane et al, 2000;Kahan et al, 2005). Race, age and newcomer status have no significant effects.…”

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“…At the same time, scatter around the line emphasizes that other things also influence perceptions. Previous studies have identified a number of ideological, socioeconomic and demographic factors related to opinions about climate change (Dietz et al, 2007;Finucane et al, 2000;Kahan et al, 2005;Krosnick et al, 2006;Hamilton, 2008;Wood and Vedlitz, 2007), and have also noted regional variation (Shwom et al, 2008). Our next step involves testing whether temperature trends have a detectable effect net of individual characteristics, and also net of regional variations unrelated to temperature.…”

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Regional variation in perceptions about climate change

Hamilton

Keim

2009

Intl Journal of Climatology

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A 2007 survey covering rural areas in nine US states provides data on perceived local impacts of climate change. Perceptions vary from region to region, with a pattern suggesting links to real climate -specifically to winter warming in snow country. A multivariate analysis using mixed-effects ordered logit regression confirms a significant perception-temperature relationship, net of individual background and ideological characteristics, and of regional variations. These findings invite more detailed research.

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confidence: 76%

Section: Individual and Regional Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional variation in perceptions about climate change

Hamilton

Keim

2009

Intl Journal of Climatology

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“…Second, also gender differences in behavior might be driven by cultural context. Again, such effects have already been documented in other settings (see e.g., Finucane et al, 2000;Gneezy et al, 2009), and they might also be relevant in the context of unethical behavior.…”

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Gender differences in honesty: Groups versus individuals

2015

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h i g h l i g h t s• We analyze gender effects in the lying behavior of groups and individuals.• We extend the die-rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013).• There are no pronounced gender effects under individual decision-making.• Strong gender effects emerge under joint decision-making in groups.• There is more lying in male groups and mixed groups than in female groups. a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c tExtending the die rolling experiment of Fischbacher and Föllmi-Heusi (2013), we compare gender effects with respect to unethical behavior by individuals and by two-person groups. In contrast to individual decisions, gender matters strongly under group decisions. We find more lying in male groups and mixed groups than in female groups.

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“…In her seminal work on risk, Douglas (1966Douglas ( , 1992 emphasized the role of sociocultural practices, norms, artifacts, and traditional knowledge in understanding the definition and perception of (e.g., susceptibility) and the appropriate responses to it, given the sociocultural organization of the group. This is echoed, specifically in the context of perceptions of water, in the work of Finucane, Slovic, Mertz, Flynn, and Sattersfield (2000) and Canter, Nelson, andEverett (1993/1994) who address the manner in which culture, such as trust in institutions, affects this process. Undoubtedly, the history of colonialism, suffering, and shameful social conditions on many reserves, paired with the experience of the broader Canadian society and its formal institutions, would definitely figure into the process of risk perceptions.…”

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“Is it Safe?” Risk Perception and Drinking Water in a Vulnerable Population

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Walters

2012

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Access to safe drinking water is a pressing social policy issue globally. Despite the milestones reached in this area of Canadian public health, marginalized and vulnerable populations, including those founded on racialized identity, such as First Nations, continue to be plagued by accessibility issues. This work sheds new perspective on the issue, arguing for a research and policy focus that is inclusive of risk perception. A model of risk perception of drinking water is developed and tested for First Nations on reserve in Canada using the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey. It is shown that the analytical use of racialized identity advances understanding of risk perception and the environment (water). Moreover, a large degree of heterogeneity within the First Nation population across a number of social determinants of risk perception illustrates the shortcomings of framing the issue in a simplistic manner (First Nation population versus general population). Implications for risk research, including risk communication & management, and policy are provided.

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Gender, race, and perceived risk: The 'white male' effect

Cited by 869 publications

References 18 publications

Regional variation in perceptions about climate change

Regional variation in perceptions about climate change

Gender differences in honesty: Groups versus individuals

“Is it Safe?” Risk Perception and Drinking Water in a Vulnerable Population

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