Social Effects Of Avian Influenza: A Comparison Of Turkey And Indonesia

February 01, 2011
 
Zuhal Yonca OdabaşGünnur Ertong

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In this paper, by depending on the concepts of "risk society" and "world risk society" it is aimed to compare the attitudes, behaviors and level of knowledge of respondents from Turkey and Indonesia with respect to case of avian influenza in order to establish effective disaster management program. According to the results of this study, it is revealed that demographic, socio-economic, and cultural differences within and between societies lead to various way of understanding risks and attitudes and behaviors related to them.

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