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Who Does The Public Trust? The Case Of Genetically Modified Food In The United States, John Lang, William Hallman

John T. Lang

Trust is important for the perception of many types of risk, including those relating to genetically modified (GM) food. Who the public trusts in any given circumstance, however, is not well understood. In this study of public trust regarding GM food, an exploratory factor analysis with Promax rotation reveals public classification of three common institutional types—evaluators, watchdogs, and merchants. The structure of relationships among these stakeholders can act to enable or constrain public support for this new technology. Evaluators—scientists, universities, and medical professionals—are the most trusted. Watchdogs—consumer advocacy organizations, environmental organizations, and media sources—are moderately trusted. Merchants—grocers and grocery stores, …

Art And The State: The Visual Arts In Comparative Perspective, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Victoria Alexander

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

Sport In Canada: A History, Donald Morrow, Kevin Wamsley

Donald Morrow

No abstract provided.

Work And Retirement Plans Among Older Americans, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman

Susan N. Houseman

No abstract provided.

Marching Into The Knowledge Society: The Case Of Hong Kong Media Education, Alice Lee, E. Mok

Dr. LEE, Alice

No abstract provided.

Darkness In El Dorado: The Textual Construction Of Ethos In An Anthropological Controversy, David Depew

David J Depew

No abstract provided.

Technological Advances In Cancer And Future Spending By The Elderly, Jayanta Bhattacharya, Baoping Shang, Catherine Su, Dana Goldman

Baoping Shang

This paper forecasts the consequences of scientific progress in cancer for total Medicare spending between 2005 and 2030. Because technological advance is uncertain, widely varying scenarios are modeled. A baseline scenario assumes that year 2000 technology stays frozen. A second scenario incorporates recent cancer treatment advances and their attendant discomfort. Optimistic scenarios analyzed include the discovery of an inexpensive cure, a vaccine that prevents cancer, and vastly improved screening techniques. Applying the Future Elderly Model, we find that no scenario holds major promise for guaranteeing the future financial health of Medicare.

The Mythology Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Gary Potter, Victor Kappeler, Mark Blumberg

Gary W. Potter

Now in its fourth edition, this widely used and superior alternative to traditional criminal justice books continues both effectively and clearly to debunk myths cited in the popular literature regarding the problems of criminality in the U.S. It serves as a solid foundation for readers to probe beneath popular notions of crime, criminals, and crime control. Each well-written chapter provides a distinct avenue for exploring misconceptions about specific crimes or particular aspects of the system. Kappeler and Potter’s provocative examination of the realities of crime and justice is a must read for anyone serious about crime, criminal justice, or criminology. …

Adolescent Risk-Taking As A Justification For Paternalistic Social And Legal Policy, John Hewitt, Christopher Kierkus, Robert Regoli

Christopher A. Kierkus

No abstract provided.

A Rawlsian Analysis Of The Plight Of Bihar, Paul Clements

Paul Clements

No abstract provided.

Identity Theft, Debra Ross

Debra E. Ross

No abstract provided.

The Presumption Of Response To Terrorism: Potential Legal Aspects Relative To First Responders, Kristine Botsford Mullendore

Kristine Botsford Mullendore

No abstract provided.

A Mahatma For Mourners And Militants: The Social Memories Of Mohandas Gandhi In Arampur, Peter Gottschalk

Peter Gottschalk

No abstract provided.

A Fall Fur-Hunt From Maine To New Brunswick, Canada – The 1858 Journal Of Manly Hardy, William Krohn

William B. Krohn

Scholarly, Popular, Or Special Interest/Trade? How To Tell The Difference Online, Amanda Izenstark

Amanda Izenstark

Contribution to workbook includes lesson plan and instructions for helping students in information literacy classes learn to tell the difference between scholarly, popular, and special interest articles online, where there may not be standardized cues. Information about the book is available at http://library-instruction-pubs.com/alhs1-info.php.

Rights, Registries And Remedies: An Analysis Of Responses To The Copyright Office Notice Of Inquiry Regarding Orphan Works, Denise Troll Covey

Denise Troll Covey

No abstract provided.

Enhancements To The Online Catalogue: A Music Cataloguer's Perspective, Joanne Paterson

Joanne Paterson

No abstract provided.

The Group Therapist As Novelist, Screenwriter, And Short Storyteller, J. Moreno

J. Kelly Moreno

Gender Issues In Group Psychotherapy, J. Moreno, L. Kramer, L. Weitzman

J. Kelly Moreno

Talking Politics And Engaging Politics: An Examination Of The Interactive Relationships Between Structural Features Of Political Talk And Discussion Engagement, Ann Williams

Ann E Williams

This study takes a process-oriented approach to understand the current status of political discussion research and identifies discussion engagement—discussion attention and integrative discussion—as an unexplored but important facet of political discussion. As a block, these two variables of discussion engagement independently accounted for significant variance in two criterion variables of political engagement, political knowledge and political participation, after controlling for not only a host of demographic, attitudinal, and media use variables but also three most researched structural features of political discussion—network size, discussion frequency, and network heterogeneity. In addition, the study analyzes the interplay between various attributes of political discussion …

The Future Of Access Services: Should There Be One?, Denise Hersey

Denise Hersey

Interaction Between The Dorsal And Ventral Pathways In Mental Rotation: An Fmri Study, Hideya Koshino, Patricia Carpenter, Timothy Keller, Marcel Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

Imagining Material Versus Geometric Properties Of Objects: An Fmri Study, Sharlene Newman, Roberta Klatzky, Susan Lederman, Marcel Just

Marcel Adam Just

No abstract provided.

The Political Gamble, Mindy Peden

Mindy Peden

No abstract provided.

Development Of English E-Learning System For Freshmen, Yusuke Fitzgibbons, K Yoshida, M Goto, S Sekine, T Matsumoto

Yusuke Fitzgibbons (Ishimura)

No abstract provided.

School And Family [Chapter 6], H. Adamson, Ellen Courtney

Ellen H Courtney

No abstract provided.

Corporate Dumping, Debra Ross

Debra E. Ross

No abstract provided.

Lockouts, Protests, And Scabs: A Critical Assessment Of The Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike, Bonnie Brennen

Bonnie Brennen

No abstract provided.

Brain Nerve Conduction Velocity Is A Valid And Useful Construct For Studying Human Cognitive Abilities: A Reply To Saint-Amour Et Al, Andrew Johnson, T. Reed, Philip Vernon

Andrew M. Johnson

No abstract provided.

Cross-Cultural Perspectives In Thanatology: Through A Prism Of Religious Faiths, Monica Nandan

Monica Nandan

No abstract provided.