The Social Risks of Agriculture : Americans Speak Out on Food, Farming, and the Environment
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Book Description
In a vast society where environmentally conscious nonfarming voters and consumers have grown to greatly outnumber those directly engaged in agriculture, what happens in agriculture becomes increasingly subject to control by the general society, as policies and laws cater to constituents and consumers. This book provides an overview of how Americans perceive and value farmers and examines public opinion with regard to a number of agricultural issues. Based on analysis of national survey data, the authors offer an empirically based discussion and interpretation of those views and perceptions that help to shape policy and social sustainability. This unique collection illustrates that in addition to its natural, biological, and economic risks, agriculture has social risks that reverberate through all levels of society.
About the Author
RONALD C. WIMBERLEY is the William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Sociology at North Carolina State University. CRAIG K. HARRIS is Associate Professor of Sociology at Michigan State University. JOSEPH J. MOLNAR is Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University. TERRY J. TOMAZIC is Chair of the Department of Research Methodology at Saint Louis University, Missouri.
The Social Risks of Agriculture: Americans Speak Out on Food, Farming, and the Environment,Ronald C. Wimberley,Craig K. Harris,Joseph J. Molnar,Terry J. Tomazic,Praeger Publishers,027597765X,Agriculture,Agriculture - General,Public opinion,Science/Mathematics,Social aspects,Sociology,Sociology - Rural,Sociology, Rural,Sustainable agriculture,Technology,United States,Social Science / Sociology / General
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