| Title |
: Does Expertise Determine Judgements of BSE Risks?: An Analysis of Differences in Perceptions of BSE between Experts and Lay People |
| Date |
: 2013. 12. |
| Journal title |
: Korean Journal of Rural Society |
| Author |
: Bak, Hee-Je |
| Contact us |
: csts@khu.ac.kr |
| Abstract |
: The literature on risk perceptions often assumes that there exist differences in risk judgements between experts and lay people and that the differences are stemming from the differences in expertise between the groups. Therefore, reducing the risk information gap has become the goal of risk communication policies. By analyzing two survey data of BSE risk perceptions among experts and lay people, this study aims to explore whether differences in perceptions of BSE between experts and lay people really exist and, if so, whether they are resulted from differences in expertise. The results of this study show that experts do view BSE risks and related issues differently from members of the lay public but that the different view is due to socio-demographic differences between the two groups rather than differences in expertise on BSE. Also, while the differences in risk perceptions are salient in their judgements of scientific evaluations of BSE risks, they cannot be explained by expertise either. Finally, risk perceptions among experts show higher levels of variations than those among lay people. This findings suggest that risk policies should focus more on acknowledging diversity of risk perceptions and encouraging discussion to coordinate them democratically than on reducing risk information gap.
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