Risk and Culture

Download or Read eBook Risk and Culture PDF written by Mary Douglas and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1983-10-27 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Risk and Culture
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : 9780520907393
ISBN-13 : 0520907396
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Book Synopsis Risk and Culture by : Mary Douglas

Book excerpt: Can 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.


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