Risk and Blame : Essays in Cultural Theory

Name: Risk and Blame
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415119993
Price: 10100 KES
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ISBN: 9780415119993

by Professor Mary Douglas

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 0415119995

ISBN-13 9780415119993

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 10th, 1994

Print length 336 Pages

Weight 442 grams

Dimensions 21.70 x 14.70 x 2.30 cms

Product Classification: Decision theory: general Cultural studies Social, group or collective psychology Political science & theory

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The idea of risk has risen to prominence in political debate and in matters of public policy. This collection follows on from the programme for studying risk and blame that was implied in "Purity and Danger" and developed in subsequent publications.

Risk and danger are culturally conditioned ideas. They are shaped by pressures of social life and accepted notions of accountability. The risk analyses that are increasingly being utilised by politicians, aid programmes and business ignore the insights to be gained from social anthropology which can be applied to modern industrial society.
In this collection of recent essays, Mary Douglas develops a programme for studying risk and blame that follows from ideas originally proposed in Purity and Danger. She suggests how political and cultural bias can be incorporated into the study of risk perception and in the discussion of responsibility in public policy.

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