Newspaper reporting of hazards in the UK and Sweden

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gene Rowe ◽  
Lynn Frewer ◽  
Lennart Sjöberg
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Public Understanding ◽  
National Study ◽  
Spongiform Encephalopathy ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Newspaper Reporting ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

Public understanding of risks is likely to be informed by the media. We report a cross-national study looking at how newspapers in Sweden and the United Kingdom characterize a variety of risks, focusing on two months around the 10th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident. Approximately four times as many reports about risks were found in Sweden as in the U.K., possibly reflecting a Swedish safety culture. The Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) crisis dominated reporting in both countries, especially in the U.K. The proportion and pattern of reports on Chernobyl was similar across countries. However, in Sweden, there was an increase in reports about other nuclear hazards after the anniversary, suggesting that generalization of media concern may have occurred. Generally, BSE was discussed using a greater number of characterizations in the U.K., while Chernobyl was reported using more characterizations in Sweden. Reports about hazards tended to be alarmist rather than reassuring, and rarely used statistics to express degrees of risk.

Whose empowerment and independence? A cross-national perspective on ‘cash for care’ schemes

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
CLARE UNGERSON
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
National Study ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Care Relationship ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

This paper uses qualitative data from a cross-national study of ‘cash for care’ schemes in five European countries (Austria, France, Italy, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom) to consider the concepts of empowerment and independence in relation to both care-users and care-givers. The paper locates the schemes along two axes, one of regulation/non-regulation, the other whether relatives can be paid or not. Each of the schemes has a different impact both on the care relationship and on the labour market for care. In The Netherlands where relatives can be paid, for example, a fully commodified form of informal care emerges; but in Austria and Italy with low regulation, a mix of informal and formal care-givers/workers has emerged with many international migrant workers. In the UK, direct payments allow care-users to employ local care-workers who deliver care for various lengths of time; while in France a credentialised system means that care-work is delivered by qualified workers but for very short intervals. The main conclusion is that none of these schemes have a simple outcome or advantage, and that the contexts in which they occur and the nature of their regulation has to be understood before drawing conclusions about their impact on empowerment and independence on both sides of the care relationship.

Paternal Involvement and Perception Toward Fathers' Roles:

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
MASAKO ISHII-KUNTZ
Keyword(s):  
Paternal Involvement ◽  
National Study ◽  
Japanese Men ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Different Types ◽  
National Comparison ◽  
The Media ◽  
Children’S Views ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

Using a representative sample of Japanese and American fathers and their adolescent children, this cross-national study examines the extent of paternal involvement and fathers' and children's perception toward their relationships. Consistent with the media image of involved fathers, we found that American fathers spend more time with their children than their Japanese counterparts. However, although American children's perception toward their fathers is associated with such interaction, Japanese children's views toward their fathers are not strongly related to the quantity of father-child interaction. Concerning fathers' evaluations, both American and Japanese men consider themselves understanding and feel closer to their children when they interact more frequently with their offspring. We conclude that a cross-national comparison of paternal involvement and perception toward fathers' roles must take into account different types of activities rather than aggregate time of father-child interaction. Several explanations for the observed findings are discussed and suggestions for future cross-national research on fatherhood are offered.

The role of SHRM in turning tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge: a cross-national study of the UK and Malta

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2299-2320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy W. Scully ◽  
Sandra C. Buttigieg ◽  
Alexis Fullard ◽  
Duncan Shaw ◽  
Mike Gregson
Keyword(s):  
Tacit Knowledge ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
National Study ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

The Structure of Attitudinal Tolerance in the United States

1989 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
James L. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Study ◽  
Political Tolerance ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Fundamental Values ◽  
Cross National

In recent years there has been a resurgence in interest in the cross-national study of public opinion. A significant component of this rekindling of attention has been the specific area of public support for the fundamental values of democracy. John Sullivan and his various colleagues have reported on political tolerance in the United States, Israel, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. In conjunction with a smattering of more limited cross-national studies, and newly-completed studies that are just now emerging, a wealth of comparative data is now available.

scholarly journals Are evaluative cultures national or global? A cross-national study on evaluative cultures in academic recruitment processes in Europe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingvild Reymert ◽  
Jens Jungblut ◽  
Norway Siri B. Borlaug
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Recent Survey ◽  
National Study ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
Evaluative Criteria ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Cross National Study ◽  
Cross National

AbstractStudies on academic recruitment processes have demonstrated that universities evaluate candidates for research positions using multiple criteria. However, most studies on preferences regarding evaluative criteria in recruitment processes focus on a single country, while cross-country studies are rare. Additionally, though studies have documented how fields evaluate candidates differently, those differences have not been deeply explored, thus creating a need for further inquiry. This paper aims to address this gap and investigates whether academics in two fields across five European countries prefer the same criteria to evaluate candidates for academic positions. The analysis is based on recent survey data drawn from academics in economics and physics in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK. Our results show that the academic fields have different evaluative cultures and that researchers from different fields prefer specific criteria when assessing candidates. We also found that these field-specific preferences were to some extent mediated through national frameworks such as funding systems.

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