Risk and Acceptability

ISBN-13: 9780415291149 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 115 str.

Mary Douglas

Opis

First published in 1985, Mary Douglas intended "Risk and Acceptability "as a review of the existing literature on the state of risk theory, she instead uses the book to argue risk analysis from an anthropological perspective.

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Moral Issues in Risk Acceptability; Chapter 2 The Emergence of a New Subdiscipline; Chapter 3 Perception of Risk; Chapter 4 Choice and Risk; Chapter 5 Natural Risks; Chapter 6 Credibility; Chapter 7 Risk-Seeking and Safety First; Chapter 8 Institutional Constraints; Chapter 9 Risks Encoded;

O autorze

Mary Douglas