Risk perception: another look at the 'white male' effect
Risk perception: another look at the 'white male' effect
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DOI：
10.1080/1369857031000066014
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
2.1
通讯作者：
Palmer, CGS
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作者：
Palmer, CGS
与白色女性和有色人种相比，白色男性认为健康和技术危害的风险较低，这种现象被称为“白色男性”效应。白色男性的低风险认知与个人主义和等级主义的世界观相关联，而不是平等主义的世界观。然而，有证据表明，亚洲男性也认为健康和技术风险很低。因此，“白色男性”效应可能比最初想象的更复杂。目前的研究调查了美国白人、非洲裔美国人、墨西哥裔美国人和台湾裔美国人在健康、技术和金融活动方面的“白色男性”效应。与其他人相比，白色男性和台湾裔美国男性认为健康和技术风险较低，并支持个人主义而不是平等主义的世界观。此外，非裔美国人认为健康和技术风险比其他人高，更有可能支持平等主义的世界观。没有证据表明“白色男性”或金融活动的高风险效应。因此，“白色男性”和高风险影响可能仅限于健康和技术风险领域。由于白色男性和亚洲男性的风险认知和世界观相似，“低风险”效应可能是比“白色男性”效应更合适的术语。
White males perceive the risks of health and technology hazards as low compared to white females and people of colour, a phenomenon termed the 'white male' effect. White males' low risk perceptions are associated with individualist and hierarchist worldviews as opposed to an egalitarian worldview. However, there is evidence that Asian males also perceive health and technology risks as low. Thus, the 'white male' effect may be more complex than originally thought. The current study investigated the 'white male' effect in a sample of US whites, African-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Taiwanese-Americans for health, technology, and financial activities. White males and Taiwanese-American males perceived health and technology risks as low compared to others and endorsed an individualist rather than an egalitarian worldview. Furthermore, African-Americans perceived health and technology risks as high compared to others and were more likely to endorse an egalitarian worldview. There was no evidence for a 'white male' or high risk effect for financial activities. Thus, 'white male' and high risk effects may be limited to the domain of health and technology risks. Because risk perceptions and worldviews of white males and Asian males are similar, 'low risk' effect may be a more suitable term than 'white male' effect.