The rapid globalization of the world economy has increased the need for an astute understanding of cultural differences in perceptions, values, and ways of thinking about new food technologies. In this paper, we describe how socio-psychological and cultural factors may affect public perceptions...

Recent research suggests that emotion, affect, and cognition play important roles in risk perception and that their roles in judgment and decision-making processes may change over the lifespan. This paper discusses how emotion and affect might help or hinder risk communication with older adults....

Studies of public perceptions of hazardous activities and technologies include a wide range of approaches. One approach—“risk-as-analysis”—emph asizes the human capacity for analytic deliberation. A second approach—“risk-as-feelings”—emph asizes the tendency for people to rely on...