The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. The Perception of Risk brings together the work of Paul Slovic, one of the world's leading analysts of risk, risk perception and risk management, to examine the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. Ordered chronologically, it allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions, from early studies identifying public misconceptions of risk to recent work that recognizes the importance and legitimacy of equity, trust, power and other value-laden issues underlying public concern.
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'An illuminating and important book [ that] covers a great deal of ground.' Harvard Law Review.
'Slovic brings fresh insights on how others think of 'risk'. Risk Management Reports
'An invaluable collection of articles for those seeking an in-depth analysis of risk perceptions.' Food, Nutrition and Agriculture
'Everyone, whether a fan of the (extended) psychometric paradigm or not, will like to have in its own library this book as a handy reference.' Journal of Socio-Economics
'superb...I hope Paul Slovic is already working on a sequel that will fill in the few remaining blanks in his brilliant career.' Jason Zweig, Journal of Psychology and Financial Markets, 2001.
'Superior' Torbjorn Malmfors, Amazon.
'Paul Slovic is a prolific and persuasive contributor to the literature on risk, with a well-defined perspective, which has informed an incremental and solid output of research and publication.' Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
'Essentially academic, but very relevant for anyone interested in taking risk seriously' Long Range Planning
List of Figures viii List of Tables xi Foreword xv Gilbert F White Acknowledgments xvii Acronyms and Abbreviations xix Introduction and Overview xxi Paul Slovic Decision Processes, Rationality and Adjustment to Natural Hazards 1(31) Paul Slovic Howard Kunreuther Gilbert White Cognitive Processes and Societal Risk Taking 32(19) Paul Slovic Baruch Fischhoff Sarah Lichtenstein Preference for Insuring Against Probable Small Losses: Insurance Implications 51(22) Paul Slovic Baruch Fischhoff Sarah Lichtenstein Bernard Corrigan Barbara Combs Accident Probabilities and Seat Belt Usage: A Psychological Perspective 73(7) Paul Slovic Baruch Fischhoff Sarah Lichtenstein How Safe Is Safe Enough? A Psychometric Study of Attitudes Toward Technological Risks and Benefits 80(24) Baruch Fischhoff Paul Slovic Sarah Lichtenstein Stephen Read Barbara Combs Rating the Risks 104(17) Paul Slovic Baruch Fischhoff Sarah Lichtenstein Weighing the Risks: Which Risks are Acceptable? 121(16) Baruch Fischhoff Paul Slovic Sarah Lichtenstein Facts and Fears: Understanding Perceived Risk 137(17) Paul Slovic Baruch Fischhoff Sarah Lichtenstein Response Mode, Framing and Information-processing Effects in Risk Assessment 154(14) Paul Slovic Baruch Fischhoff Sarah Lichtenstein The Nature of Technological Hazard 168(14) Christoph Hohenemser Robert W Kates Paul Slovic Informing and Educating the Public about Risk 182(17) Paul Slovic Perception of Risk from Automobile Safety Defects 199(21) Paul Slovic Donald G MacGregor Nancy N Kraus Perception of Risk 220(12) Paul Slovic The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework 232(14) Roger E Kasperson Ortwin Renn Paul Slovic Halina S Brown Jacque Emel Robert Goble Jeanne X Kasperson Samuel Ratick The Perception and Management of Therapeutic Risk 246(18) Paul Slovic Perception of Risk from Radiation 264(11) Paul Slovic Perceived Risk, Trust and the Politics of Nuclear Waste 275(10) Paul Slovic James Flynn Mark Layman Intuitive Toxicology: Expert and Lay Judgments of Chemical Risks 285(31) Nancy Kraus Torbjorn Malmfors Paul Slovic Perceived Risk, Trust and Democracy 316(11) Paul Slovic Adolescent Health-threatening and Health-enhancing Behaviors: A Study of Word Association and Imagery 327(14) Alida Benthin Paul Slovic Patricia Moran Herbert Severson C K Mertz Meg Gerrard Technological Stigma 341(6) Robin Gregory James Flynn Paul Slovic Probability, Danger and Coercion: A Study of Risk Perception and Decision-making in Mental Health Law 347(17) Paul Slovic John Monahan Do Adolescent Smokers Know the Risks? 364(8) Paul Slovic Insensitivity to the Value of a Human Life: A Study of Psychophysical Numbing 372(18) David Fetherstonhaugh Paul Slovic Stephen M Johnson James Friedrich Trust, Emotion, Sex, Politics and Science: Surveying the Risk-assessment Battlefield 390(23) Paul Slovic The Affect Heuristic in Judgments of Risks and Benefits 413(17) Melissa L Finucane Ali Alhakami Paul Slovic Stephen M Johnson References 430(32) Index 462
Paul Slovic is President of Decision Research and Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon.
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