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    3. Adoption of agricultural production practices: lessons learned from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Area Studies Project

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Jans, Sharon (author), Caswell, Margriet (author), Fuglie, Keith (author), Ingram, Cassandra (author), and Kascak, Catherine (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2001
    Published:
    USA: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21805
    Notes:
    ERS Agricultural Economic Report No. 792. 116 pages.

    7. An industry perspective on risk and stigma

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Long, Richard K. (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2001
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19692
    Notes:
    Pages 269-279 in James Flynn, Paul Slovic and Howard Kunreuther (eds), Risk, media and stigma: understanding public challenges to modern science and technology. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 399 pages., Describes the experiences of Dow Chemical Company in a "20-year struggle with public controversy" involving the chemicals it marketed and public fears associated with them. Includes experiences with 2,4,5-T herbicide for crops.

    9. Coping with stigma: challenges and opportunities

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Slovic, Paul (author) and Kunreuther, Howard (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2001
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19694
    Notes:
    Pages 331-352 in James Flynn, Paul Slovic and Howard Kunreuther (eds), Risk, media and stigma: understanding public challenges to modern science and technology. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 399 pages., Authors describe four strategies for coping with stigma. Examples of stigma include the Alar scare of 1989: "media-amplified stigmatization" of apples after CBS ran a news story on "60 Minutes" stating that the chemical Alar could cause cancer.

    10. Defining stigma

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Fischhoff, Baruch (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2001
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19695
    Notes:
    Pages 353-368 in James Flynn, Paul Slovic and Howard Kunreuther (eds), Risk, media and stigma: understanding public challenges to modern science and technology. Earthscan Publications Ltd., London, England. 399 pages., Discussion about "stigma" includes reference to consumer reactions in the Alar Scare of 1989 that involved a program on CBS "60 Minutes" indicating that Alar chemical used in apple production can cause cancer.