Risk And Culture: An Essay On The Selection Of Technological And Environmental Dangers

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.

• | By (Author): Mary Douglas
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• | Publisher: University of California Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 27, 1983
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0007233485
• | ISBN-13: 9780520050631