Gender differences in risk perception: effects differ in stressed vs. non-stressed environments

Contrary to previous reports that women are more concerned about environmental risks than men, we hypothesized that men and women residing in neighborhoods stressed by multiple hazards would demonstrate similar concerns about local environmental conditions. Analysis of a national data base and an ag...

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Published inRisk analysis Vol. 15; no. 4; p. 503
Main Authors Greenberg, M R, Schneider, D F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1995
Subjects
Adult
Attitude
Crime
Environmental Health
Environmental Pollution
Female
Housing
Humans
Information Systems
Male
New Jersey
Noise
Pennsylvania
Residence Characteristics
Risk Assessment
Risk-Taking
Sex Characteristics
Soil Pollutants
Technology
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
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Summary:Contrary to previous reports that women are more concerned about environmental risks than men, we hypothesized that men and women residing in neighborhoods stressed by multiple hazards would demonstrate similar concerns about local environmental conditions. Analysis of a national data base and an aggregate of ten local data bases found greater female than male concern about local technological, behavioral, and land use hazards in good neighborhoods, but, as expected, not in stressed ones. We urge analysts to conduct more studies in stressed neighborhoods in order to better understand the perspective of those who live with environmental risks.
ISSN:0272-4332
DOI:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1995.tb00343.x