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Nuclear Reactions: Public Attitudes and Policies Toward Nuclear Power

1985; Wiley; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00013.x

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William R. Freudenburg, Rodney K. Baxter,

Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy

Review of Policy ResearchVolume 5, Issue 1 p. 96-110 Nuclear Reactions: Public Attitudes and Policies Toward Nuclear Power William R. Freudenburg, William R. Freudenburg Associate Professor of Rural Sociology at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and has written on boomtown problems. His recent work is on social aspects of hazardous technologies, particularly Public Reactions to Nuclear Power: Are There Critical Masses? which was published in 1984 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also published in 1984 was Paradoxes of Western Energy Development.Search for more papers by this authorRodney K. Baxter, Rodney K. Baxter Instructor of Sociology at the University of Idaho. He is completing his Ph.D. at Washington State University. The subject of his dissertation is differences in attitudes toward nuclear power between men and women.Search for more papers by this author William R. Freudenburg, William R. Freudenburg Associate Professor of Rural Sociology at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and has written on boomtown problems. His recent work is on social aspects of hazardous technologies, particularly Public Reactions to Nuclear Power: Are There Critical Masses? which was published in 1984 by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Also published in 1984 was Paradoxes of Western Energy Development.Search for more papers by this authorRodney K. Baxter, Rodney K. Baxter Instructor of Sociology at the University of Idaho. He is completing his Ph.D. at Washington State University. The subject of his dissertation is differences in attitudes toward nuclear power between men and women.Search for more papers by this author First published: August 1985 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.1985.tb00013.xCitations: 13 This is an expanded version of a paper presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sociological Association, Albuquerque, NM, April 17–20. It draws heavily from presentations made by the senior author at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in August of 1983 and to the Exploratory Committee on the Future of Nuclear Power, National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, in June of 1984. Both authors wish to thank Riley E. Dunlap and Eugene A. Rosa for helpful comments on an earlier draft. This is Scientific Paper #6904, Research Project 0478, Agricultural Research Center, Washington State University. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume5, Issue1August 1985Pages 96-110 RelatedInformation