Risk in the modern age
social theory, science, and environmental decision-making
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Author
Contributions
- Cohen, Maurie J - Contributor
- Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society - Contributor
Publication
2000 - St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
66,000 words, Guess
Page Count
264 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL16966570M
- ISBN-100312222165
- OCLC Control Number43588063
- OCLC Control Numberriskinmodernages0000unse
- Library of Congress Control Number99021779
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- Goodreads2383054
Classifications
- LCCGE195 .R57 2000
Description
"Environmental decision-making in recent decades has become increasingly dependent on scientific expertise. Grounded in universal principles of knowledge, these expert evaluations often depart from the assessments of ordinary members of the public. Whether the issue is nuclear power, genetic testing, food safety, or biodiversity, conservation lay people are increasingly charging experts with being ignorant of local contextual considerations. Scientists, as well as many policy-makers, in turn contend that the public is hopelessly irrational in gauging environmental risks. Highlighting both theoretical and empirical perspectives, this volume brings together a distinguished group of environmental sociologists who critique and extend current thinking on what it means to live in a 'risk society'."--Jacket.
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