Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception. An empirical study.

Autor/inn/en	Weisenfeld, Ursula; Ott, Ingrid
Titel	Self-selection, socialization, and risk perception. An empirical study.
Quelle	Kiel: Kiel Inst. for the World Economy (2009), 37 S. PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2); PDF als Volltext (3) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	Kiel working paper. 1555
Beigaben	grafische Darstellungen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Wahrnehmung; Sozialisation; Berufswahl; Deutschland; Risiko; Sozialisation; Student; Wahrnehmung; Technikbewertung; Präferenz; Studienfach; Technikbewertung; Berufswahl; Studienfach; Arbeitspapier; Präferenz; Risiko; Student; Deutschland
Abstract	We analyze students' knowledge and risk perception of four technologies. The aim is to find out whether there is a relationship between area of study (self-selection) and progress of study (socialization) on the one hand and risk perception of technologies regarding health, environment and society on the other. The four technology fields under study are renewable energies, genetic engineering, nanotechnology and information and communication technologies (ICT). Key results are: Irrespective of study area, study progress and gender, genetic engineering has the highest perceived risk and renewable energies has the lowest. This holds for all the risks studied (environmental, health, societal risks). For most risk perception variables, advanced students perceive lower risks than beginners, and students in a technical study area perceive lower risks than students in a non-technical area. Factor analyses show that common dimensions of risk are the technological areas and not the type of risk. Regression analyses show that the variables influencing perceived risks vary between the technological fields.
Erfasst von	ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Kiel
Update	2010/1