Multiple Exposures
Scientific Controversy, the Media, and Public Responses to Bisphenol A
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12431308 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul R Brewer (0000-0002-1202-3280, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA,, corresponding author), Barbara L Ley (0000-0002-6328-8270, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 76-97 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-5470 • E-ISSN: 1552-8545 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1075547010377879 |
| OpenAlex | W2047703296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 36 |
The controversy surrounding the potential health effects of bisphenol A (BPA) has recently spread from the scientific arena to mass mediated public debate. This study presents a theoretical account of low-information rationality to explain why media use (including newspaper use and online health information use) and confidence in key actors (including business, the Food and Drug Administration, and scientists) may predict public responses to BPA. It then analyzes survey data to examine how these factors are related to familiarity with BPA, concern about it, support for a ban on it, and behaviors to reduce exposure to it
Advertising · Business · Environmental health · Epistemology · Food and drug administration · Mass media · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Public health · Public opinion · Public relations · Rationality · Scientific evidence · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management
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| Citations per year | 1.21 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |