Anthropology and Risk (Hardcover)

Drawing on theory from anthropology, sociology, organisation studies and philosophy, this book addresses how the perception, communication and management of risk is shaped by culturally informed and socially embedded knowledge and experience. It provides an account of how interpretations of risk in society are conditioned by knowledge claims and cultural assumptions and by the orientationof actors based on roles, norms, expectations, identities, trust and practical rationality within a lived social world. By focusing on agency, social complexity and the production and interpretation of meaning, the book offers a comprehensive and holistic theoretical perspective on risk, based on empirical case studies and ethnographic enquiry. As a selection of Asa Boholm's publications throughout her career, along with a newly written introduction overviewing the field, this book provides a unified perspective on risk as a construct shaped by social and cultural contexts.This collection should be of interest to students and scholars of risk communication, risk management, environmental planning, environmental management and environmental and applied anthropology.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Earthscan Risk in Society
Release date:	May 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Asa Boholm
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-74561-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Decision theory > Risk assessment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics
LSN:	0-415-74561-6
Barcode:	9780415745611

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