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Anthropology and Risk - 9780415745635

Un libro in lingua di Asa Boholm edito da Routledge, 2015

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Drawing on theory from anthropology, sociology, organization studies and philosophy, Åsa Boholm’s writing addresses how the perception, communication and management of risk is shaped by culturally informed and socially embedded knowledge and experience. This book provides an account of how interpretations of risk in society are conditioned by knowledge claims and cultural assumptions, and by the orientation of 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 perspective.

The book offers a comprehensive alternative theoretical perspective on risk based on empirical case studies and ethnographic enquiry. As a selection of 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, environmental and applied anthropology.

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