| Main Title |
Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technical and environmental dangers / |
| Author |
Douglas, Mary,
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
University of California Press, |
| Year Published |
1982 |
| Report Number |
81016318 |
| OCLC Number |
07947254 |
| ISBN |
0520044916; 9780520044913; 0520050630; 9780520050631 |
| Subjects |
Risk ;
Social ecology ;
Culture ;
Risk-taking (Psychology) ;
Environmental policy--United States ;
Social Environment ;
human ecology ;
culture note ;
Milieuverontreiniging ;
Milieurisico's ;
Risk assessment--United States ;
Environmental protection--United States--Citizen participation ;
Ecology--United States--Public opinion ;
Technology assessment--United States ;
Pollution--United States--Public opinion ;
Nature--Effets de l'homme ;
âEcologisme
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| Additional Subjects |
Risk
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ERAM |
H91.D68 1982 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
01/01/1988 |
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| Collation |
ix, 221 pages ; 22 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction : can we know the risks we face? -- Risks are hidden -- Risks are selected -- Scientists disagree -- Assessment is biased -- The center is complacent -- The border is alarmed -- The border fears for nature -- America is a border country -- The dialogue is political -- Conclusion : risk is a collective construct. The concern of many Americans with dangers to the natural environment is not justified rationally, according to the authors, but results from American cultural biases and the political goals of environmentalists. |
