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1. Agricultural Biotechnology and Plant Improvement : Setting the Stage for Social and Economic Dialogue

Author:
PUEPPKE, STEVEN G.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1233-1245
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
agricultural biotechnology; crop models; crops; economic impact; genes; humans; plant improvement
Abstract:
... The ability to accomplish some fancy biology underlies the current dialogue on the social and economic impacts of biotechnology. Using crop plant models, this article sets the scientific context for the discussion that follows in this issue. There are three key messages: Changing plants to suit human needs is an ancient and ongoing process, biotechnology makes this process faster and more precise, ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956791

2. Empowering Stakeholders and Policy Makers With Science-Based Simulation Modeling Tools

Author:
WESTERVELT, JAMES D.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1418-1437
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
Bacillus thuringiensis; Ostrinia nubilalis; Zea mays; corn; crops; issues and policy; pollen; simulation models; stakeholders; toxins; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... Pollen from genetically modified (GM) crops can potentially drift into neighboring non-GM crops. Wind can carry toxin-laden pollen from GM crops into surrounding natural areas. There are warnings that overuse of Bt corn (corn in which genetic material from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis has been copied) will result in the selection of European corn borer populations that are resistant to the ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956764

3. Farming Within a Knowledge Creating System : Biotechnology and Tomorrow's Agriculture

Author:
SONKA, STEVEN T.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1327-1349
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
agribusiness; agricultural biotechnology; assets; crop production; decision making; farmers; industry; issues and policy; livestock production; managers; United States
Abstract:
... U.S. agriculture is experiencing a time of turbulence. Relatively rapid and substantial changes appear likely, but the timing, nature, and extent of those changes are uncertain. Biotechnology is one, but only one, of several powerful forces shaping the structure of agriculture. This article examines concepts from strategic management and information economics that have proven useful in understandi ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956845

4. Genetically Modified Food : Understanding the Societal Dilemma

Author:
ISSERMAN, ANDREW M.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1225-1232
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
farmers; genetically modified foods
Abstract:
... This article introduces the issues posed by genetically modified foods in two ways. A collection of The New York Times headlines provides a succinct “year in review.” Insights drawn from the articles in this issue trace the social dilemma from scientific laboratories through farmers' incentives and concerns to social action and public confusion. ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956782

5. Innovation, Supply Chain Control, and the Welfare of Farmers : The Economics of Genetically Modified Seeds

Author:
GOLDSMITH, PETER D.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1302-1326
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
crops; farmers; industry; marketing; seeds; supply chain; technology
Abstract:
... Genetically modified seeds offer farmers dramatic new innovations that revolutionize how they grow crops. An ever more concentrated supply industry is marketing these innovations in novel ways, using technology fees, product bundling, patent protecting contracts, and strict enforcement. Farmers face a choice between dramatic new technologies accompanied by restrictive contracts and conventional te ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956836

6. Risk Perception, Behavior, and Consumer Response to Genetically Modified Organisms : Toward Understanding American and European Public Reaction

Author:
NELSON, CARL H.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1371-1388
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
cognition; consumer attitudes; decision making; genetically modified organisms; human health; risk assessment; risk perception; Europe
Abstract:
... Public debate about the acceptability of genetically modified organisms in the production of food and feed has included controversy about risks of harming human health and/or the natural environment. Consumer and public response to the risks can be volatile, as manifested in some of the extreme protest actions in Europe. These reactions are due, in part, to strong judgments formed from memorable e ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956737

7. Roundup Ready Soybean Technology and Farm Production Costs : Measuring the Incentive to Adopt Genetically Modified Seeds

Author:
BULLOCK, DAVID S.; NITSI, ELISAVET I.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1283-1301
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
Glycine max; cost effectiveness; farms; glyphosate; glyphosate resistance; prices; production costs; risk; soybeans; spraying; transgenic plants; Corn Belt region
Abstract:
... Roundup Ready soybean technology (RR) lowers adopters' costs by (a) allowing postemergence use of the inexpensive herbicide glyphosate, (b) saving on management costs because of simple use, and (c) cutting risk by widening the time window for postemergence spraying. RR lowers nonadopters' costs by (d) creating competition that lowers other herbicides' prices. Our empirical results suggest that for ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956827

8. Social Construction of the Market(s) for Genetically Modified and Nonmodified Crops

Author:
BENDER, KAREN L.; WESTGREN, RANDALL E.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1350-1370
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
biotechnology; commodity markets; crops; innovation adoption; models; sociology; soybeans; transgenic plants
Abstract:
... Social processes drive the current market turbulence and the eventual future for biotechnology products in agriculture. We examine those processes using central ideas from the sociology of markets: Markets are socially constructed by buyers and sellers, and markets are embedded in the broader sociopolitical environment in which they exist. Those seeking to construct a market for genetically modifi ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956854

9. Social Movement Organizations' Reactions to Genetic Engineering in Agriculture

Author:
REISNER, ANN ELIZABETH
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1389-1404
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
advocacy; biotechnology; capital; collective action; genetic engineering; human health; monopoly; United States
Abstract:
... Numerous social movement organizations are actively opposing genetic engineering in agriculture. This article looks at a coalition of movement groups opposing biotechnology and (b) the leading U.S. advocacy groups to determine the breadth of movement resistance. Movements resisting genetic engineering are acting consistently with their previous positions on issues, indicating a high degree of narr ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956746

10. Some Moral, Ethical, and Transethical Issues Raised by Biotechnology and How We Might Deliberate About Them

Author:
DONAGHY, KIERAN P.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1267-1282
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
biotechnology; ethics; research and development
Abstract:
... The introduction of biotechnology products has been a source of much controversy in large part because of the moral and ethical issues that development and distribution of these products raises. In view of the burgeoning volume of activity in biotechnology research and development and the far-reaching consequences that biotechnology products may have, there is some urgency to have full and open di ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956818

11. The Marketing Battle Over Genetically Modified Foods : False Assumptions About Consumer Behavior

Author:
WANSINK, BRIAN; KIM, JUNYONG
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1405-1417
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
attitudes and opinions; biotechnology; consumer behavior; genetically modified foods; marketing; models; risk
Abstract:
... Although proponents assume that good science sells and that the biotechnology issue will soon become a nonissue, opponents of biotechnology assume that consumers want to be informed and that the risks of the unknown are more important than benefits. Using current models of consumer behavior, this article examines eight incorrect assumptions about consumers. Understanding the processing style of co ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956755

12. The Risks and Benefits of Agricultural Biotechnology : Can Scientific and Public Talk Meet?

Author:
JUANILLO, NAPOLEON K.
Source:
TheAmerican behavioral scientist 2001 v.44 no.8 pp. 1246-1266
ISSN:
0002-7642
Subject:
agricultural biotechnology; citizen participation; issues and policy; public opinion; risk; risk assessment; risk management; scientists
Abstract:
... This article outlines the direction and tenor of two distinct discourses on agricultural biotechnology. Scientific talk about biotechnology must be seen in the historical context of the status given to science in arriving at knowledge. On the other hand, public talk about biotechnology is largely informed by a number of factors beyond the realm of science and reflects contemporary trends toward th ...
DOI:
10.1177/00027640121956809