03166nam 2200709 a 450 991045550550332120211020193353.01-282-35523-697866123552330-520-90739-610.1525/9780520907393(CKB)1000000000765348(EBL)470821(OCoLC)609849891(SSID)ssj0000365380(PQKBManifestationID)12103458(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365380(PQKBWorkID)10403097(PQKB)10375963(MiAaPQ)EBC470821(DE-B1597)520725(DE-B1597)9780520907393(Au-PeEL)EBL470821(CaPaEBR)ebr10676258(CaONFJC)MIL235523(EXLCZ)99100000000076534819841010d1982 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRisk and culture[electronic resource] an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers /Mary Douglas and Aaron WildavskyBerkeley University of California Press19821 online resource (232 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-05063-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? --I. Risks are Hidden --II. Risks are Selected --III. Scientists Disagree --IV. Assessment is Biased --V. The Center is Complacent --VI. The Border is Alarmed --VII. The Border Fears For Nature --VIII. America Is A Border Country --IX. The Dialogue is Political --Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct --Notes --IndexCan we know the risks we face, now or in the future? No, we cannot; but yes, we must act as if we do. Some dangers are unknown; others are known, but not by us because no one person can know everything. Most people cannot be aware of most dangers at most times. Hence, no one can calculate precisely the total risk to be faced. How, then, do people decide which risks to take and which to ignore? On what basis are certain dangers guarded against and others relegated to secondary status? This book explores how we decide what risks to take and which to ignore, both as individuals and as a culture.Risk managementRiskRiskSocial aspectsRisk assessmentEnvironmental impact analysisTechnologyRisk assessmentElectronic books.Risk management.Risk.RiskSocial aspects.Risk assessment.Environmental impact analysis.TechnologyRisk assessment.Douglas Mary1921-2007.81710Wildavsky Aaron B229701MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455505503321Risk and culture2490826UNINA