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Nov 9, 1994 · 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.
- Risk and Blame | Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas ...
First published in 1992, this volume follows on from the...
- Risk and Blame | Professor Mary Douglas, Mary Douglas ...
Risk and Blame: Essays in Cultural Theory (first published 1992) is a collection of essays by the influential British cultural anthropologist Mary Douglas.
- Mary Douglas
- 1992
Sep 29, 2013 · First published in 1992, this volume follows on from the programme for studying risk and blame that was implied in Purity and Danger. The first half of the book Douglas argues that the study of risk needs a systematic framework of political and cultural comparison.
- Mary Douglas
- 1992
Aug 3, 2022 · In Risk and Blame, Mary Douglas argues that the prominence of risk discourse will force upon the social sciences a programme of rethinking and consolidation which will include the anthropological approaches studied in these pages. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
First published in 1992, this volume follows on from the programme for studying risk and blame that was implied in Purity and Danger. The first half of the book Douglas argues that the study of risk needs a systematic framework of political and cultural comparison.
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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
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Sep 30, 2013 · First published in 1992, this volume follows on from the programme for studying risk and blame that was implied in Purity and Danger. The first half of the book
