@article{ref1,
title="Beyond a Simple Case of Black and White: Searching for the White Male Effect in the African-American Community",
journal="Risk analysis",
year="2010",
author="Rivers, Louie and Arvai, Joseph and Slovic, Paul",
volume="30",
number="1",
pages="65-77",
abstract="Prior research focusing on risk perceptions has led to the observation that well-educated and politically conservative white males tend to systematically perceive lower levels of risk from a wide range of hazards when compared to other members of society (e.g., white women, nonwhite women and men). While this &quot;white male effect (WME)&quot; is quite striking given that many policymakers fall into this group, a byproduct of this finding is that it deflects attention from the heterogeneity, in terms of people's concerns about risks, that exists in African-American and other minority communities. The research reported here set out to explore this heterogeneity by asking a simple question: Can a phenomenon similar to the WME be found in the African-American community? It can, and its implications for research and practice in risk management are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0272-4332",
doi="10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01313.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01313.x"
}