Sökning: "risk society"

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  1. 1. Den hand som föder dig : En studie av risk, mat och moderskap i Sverige och Polen

    Författare :Erik Löfmarck; Kerstin Jacobsson; Elisabet Näsman; Sara Ferlander; Anna Olofsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; risk; everyday life; sociology of risk; food; motherhood; parenting; Poland; Sweden; risk management; construction of risk; risk perception; trust; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This is a study of how mothers of young children relate to risk in everyday life, with an emphasis on the in­visible risks associated with modernity in general, and with food in particular. It explores variations and similarities in how mothers deal with risk in two cultural contexts: Sweden and Poland. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Risk and Rationality : Effects of contextual risk and cognitive dissonance on (sexual) incentives

    Författare :Andréa Mannberg; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Magnus Johannesson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HIV AIDS; Health risk; Uncertainty; Risk aversion; Self-Control; Time-inconsistency; Cognitive dissonance; Regret; Norms; Social identity; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : Paper [I] theoretically analyzes how the level and uncertainty of future prospects affect incentives to abstain from sexual risk taking in the presence of HIV. The results suggest that, for individuals with limited access to HIV treatment, uncertainty of future health may be an important factor driving unsafe sex practices and support the empirical finding of a weak link between sexual behavior, HIV prevalence, and HIV knowledge in poor countries; therefore suggesting that AIDS policy needs to be calibrated in order to fit within different social contexts. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Ozonskiktet och risksamhället : En studie av den svenska politiska diskussionen rörande ozonskiktet 1968-1992

    Författare :Mathias Martinsson; Jonas Anshelm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ozone layer; ozone depletion; CFC; environmental politics; risk society; ecological modernisation; reflexive modernisation; political use of scientific knowledge; ozonskiktet; miljöaspekter; miljöpolitik; historia; Sverige; 1968-1992; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the development of the Swedish political discussion concerning the ozonelayer between 1968 and 1992. The analysis is based on the assumption that the threats against the ozone layer confronted the political system with an issue that called for new ways of thinking about environmental problems. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Trust, risk and vulnerability : towards a philosophy of risk communication

    Författare :Madeleine Hayenhjelm; Sven Ove Hansson; Ingar Brinck; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Risk communication; two-way communication; democratic approach; equality; asymmetry; vulnerability; trust; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is a philosophical contribution to the theories on risk communication. The topic of risk communication is approached from several different angles, but with a normative focus on equality and vulnerability. Essay I is a comment on risk perception theory and the psychometric model in particular. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Risk analysis : a tool in decision-making

    Författare :Per Näsman; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Other civil engineering and architecture; Övrig samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

    Sammanfattning : In our daily life we are surrounded by different kind of risks and we constantly strive for better methods to quantify and in the prolongation manage these risks. Every activity involves some risks and there are some kinds of risks and some level of risks that we are unwilling to accept. LÄS MER