Understanding risk : informing decisions in a democratic society / / Paul C. Stern and Harvey V. Fineberg, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957221403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1996
• ISBN: 9786610210824; 9780309133241; 0309133246; 9781280210822; 1280210826; 9780309578493; 0309578493; 9780585002422; 0585002428
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 249 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): SternPaul C. <1944->; FinebergHarvey V
• Disciplina: 302/.12
• Soggetti: Risk assessment; Policy sciences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Committee on Risk Characterization, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-240) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Understanding Risk -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- 1 The Idea of Risk Characterization -- BEYOND TRANSLATION -- A Decision-Driven Activity -- Recognizing All Significant Concerns -- An Analytic-Deliberative Process -- Matching the Process to the Decision -- PARTICIPATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN RISK DECISIONS -- Rationales for Participation -- Role of Science -- AN EXPANDED FRAMEWORK -- A New Definition and Its Implications -- The Risk Assessment-Risk Management Distinction -- Structure of the Book -- 2 Judgment in the Risk Decision Process -- PROBLEM FORMULATION -- The Concept of Risk -- Missing Considerations -- Fairness -- Prevention -- Rights -- SELECTION OF OPTIONS AND OUTCOMES -- Ecological Effects -- Economic and Social Effects -- ; Effects on Future Generations -- Ripple Effects -- Effects on Democracy, Governance, and Ethical Beliefs -- Conclusion -- INFORMATION GATHERING AND INTERPRETATION -- Choosing a Risk Measure -- Making Simplifying Assumptions -- SYNTHESIS -- Summarization -- The Multidimensional Nature of Risk -- The Meaning of Risk Estimates -- Uncertainty -- Specific Populations -- Multiple Exposures -- Communication -- CONCLUSION: THE IMPORTANCE OF PROCESS DESIGN -- 3 Deliberation -- ROLE OF DELIBERATION -- PURPOSES OF BROADLY BASED DELIBERATION -- LIMITATIONS AND CHALLENGES -- Limitations -- Challenges -- STANDARDS AND GOALS FOR DELIBERATION -- Involve the Interested and Affected Parties -- Who Are the Interested and Affected Parties? -- Is Direct Participation Needed? -- Selecting Participants -- Timing Participation -- Listening to the Participants -- Explicitly Address External Constraints -- Strive for Fairness in the Process -- Plan for Flexibility and Iteration -- Recognize the Roles of the Responsible Organization -- Use Appropriate Methods -- 4 Analysis.; PURPOSES AND CHALLENGES OF ANALYSIS -- STANDARDS FOR GOOD ANALYSIS -- ANALYSIS TO REDUCE THE COMPLEXITY OF RISK -- THE ANALYSIS OF UNCERTAINTY -- Uncertainties that Matter -- Purposes -- Limits -- Social Context -- Summary and Implications -- CONCLUSIONS -- 5 Integrating Analysis and Deliberation -- PROBLEM FORMULATION -- PROCESS DESIGN -- SELECTION OF OPTIONS AND OUTCOMES -- INFORMATION GATHERING AND INTERPETATION -- SYNTHESIS OF INFORMATION -- ACHIEVING CLOSURE -- CONCLUSION -- 6 Implementing the New Approach -- PRACTICALITY -- DIAGNOSIS: MATCHING THE PROCESS TO THE DECISION -- The Risk Decision Landscape -- Unique and Wide-Impact Decisions -- Routine and Narrow-Impact Decisions -- Repeated, Wide-Impact Decisions -- Generic Hazard and Dose-Response Characterizations -- Decisions about Policies for Risk Analysis -- Diagnostic Steps and Questions -- 1. Diagnose the Kind of Risk and the State of Knowledge -- 2. Describe the Legal Mandate -- 3. Describe the Purpose of the Risk Decision -- 4. Describe the Affected Parties and Likely Public Reactions -- 5. Estimate Resource Needs and Timetable -- 6. Plan for Organizational Needs -- 7. Develop a Preliminary Process Design -- 8. Summarize and Discuss Diagnosis within the Organization -- Conclusion -- BUILDING ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITY -- Organizational Issues -- Improving the Knowledge Base -- CONCLUSION -- 7 Principles for Risk Characterization -- Appendix A Six Cases in Risk Analysis and Characterization -- APPLICATION OF ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA -- APPLICATION TO SOUTH FLORIDA -- Implications of the Case Study -- APPROVAL OF THE WASTE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. INCINERATOR AT EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO -- REGULATORY NEGOTIATION FOR A DISINFECTANT BY-PRODUCTS RULE -- Forming the Negotiating Committee and Technical Support -- Defining the Problem and Informational Needs.; Integrating Deliberation and Analysis -- A Creative Solution to Handling Uncertainty -- Conclusions -- SITING A POWER PLANT WITH THE AID OF DECISION ANALYSIS TOOLS -- Multiattribute Utility Analysis -- The Decision Process -- Additional Features of the Case -- THE CALIFORNIA COMPARATIVE RISK PROJECT -- PLANNING FUTURE LAND USES AT HANFORD, WASHINGTON -- Appendix B Common Approaches to Deliberation and Public Participation -- PUBLIC HEARINGS -- CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES -- ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION -- CITIZENS' JURIES AND CITIZENS' PANELS -- SURVEYS -- FOCUS GROUPS -- INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY-BASED APPROACHES -- COMBINATIONS OF DELIBERATIVE METHODS -- Appendix C ; Biographical Sketches -- Glossary -- References -- Index.

Have mercy on me : the story of the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15.21-28 / / Glenna S. Jackson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970863203321
• Autore: Jackson Glenna
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Sheffield : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , 2002; London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024
• ISBN: 1-350-88662-9; 1-283-19343-4; 9786613193438; 0-567-11770-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
• Collana: The Library of New Testament Studies
• Disciplina: 226.2
• Soggetti: Bible. Matthew, XV, 21-28; Feminist theology; Women in the Bible; Biblical studies & exegesis
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-182) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 TYRE AND SIDON: A PARADIGMATIC SETTING; Chapter 2 THE CANAANITES IN MATTHEW'S GOSPEL; Chapter 3 IN SEARCH OF A NEW PARADIGM; CONCLUSION: The Healing: A Paradigm for Proselytism; Appendices; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Matthew's gospel begins and ends with the Jewish-Gentile debate, and at the heart of both the issue and the gospel is the story of the Canaanite woman. It is a story that reveals tension between Jews and proselytes in Matthew's community and responds to the question, 'What must one do to be a member of the community'? This study focuses on the stereotype of the woman as a Canaanite as well as Matthew's sources and the form of the story. The conclusion is that the story reflects a reinforcement of Jewish law that allows gentiles to attain membership in the Matthean community, thus continuing th