Attitude representation: attitudes as patterns in a distributed, connectionist representational system
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A brief summary regarding the representations of attitudes and how they have a profound impact on what we think about attitudes, attitude change, and the attitude-behavior relationship is illustrated. This review of attitude is made by analyzing the model of attribute representation in a distributed and connectionist memory system.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 2007
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Cultural factors in young heterosexual men's perception of HIV risk
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Issues are discussed regarding the influence of sociocultural factors on HIV risk perception. The two socio-cultural factors found most important are current occupation and stage in partnership career. Appreciating the role of cultural factors in laymen's response to a serious illness has broad implications for public health.
Publication Name: Sociology of Health & Illness
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0141-9889
Year: 1999
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