This book looks at the concept of risk from a cross-cultural perspective, the contributors challenge the Eurocentric frameworks within which notions of risk are more commonly considered.
They argue that perceptions of danger, and sources of anxiety, are far more socially and culturally constructed - and far more contingent - than risk theorists generally admit. Topics covered include prostitutes in London; AIDS in Tanzania; the cease-fire in Northern Ireland; the volcanic eruptions in Montserrat; modernisation in Amazonia; and the BSE scare in Britain.
| ISBN: | 9780745314686 |
| Publication date: | 20th February 2000 |
| Author: | Patricia Caplan |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Anthropology, Culture, and Society |
| Genres: |
Personal and public health / health education Public health and safety law Risk assessment Social and cultural anthropology Social welfare and social services Sociology Public health and preventive medicine |
This book looks at the concept of risk from a cross-cultural perspective, the contributors challenge the Eurocentric frameworks within which notions of risk are more commonly considered.
They argue that perceptions of danger, and sources of anxiety, are far more socially and culturally constructed - and far more contingent - than risk theorists generally admit. Topics covered include prostitutes in London; AIDS in Tanzania; the cease-fire in Northern Ireland; the volcanic eruptions in Montserrat; modernisation in Amazonia; and the BSE scare in Britain.
Risk Revisited features in the following genres: Personal and public health / health education, Public health and safety law, Risk assessment, Social and cultural anthropology, Social welfare and social services, Sociology, Public health and preventive medicine
Risk Revisited is available in Paperback, Hardback
Risk Revisited was written by Patricia Caplan and published by Pluto Press
Risk Revisited has 258 pages
Yes it is part of Anthropology, Culture, and Society series