Reasonable Risk

Alcohol in Perspective
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-94636-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 448 g

Reihe: ICAP Series on Alcohol in Society

Reasonable Risk examines the concept of risk as it applies to everyday life in general and to alcohol consumption specifically. The book addresses how we assess risks (and benefits), and the strategies we use to manage them. It examines the elements that shape our perceptions of risk-cultural influences, social factors, and how we are presented with information about risk. The final chapter of the book focuses on the role of risk in policy formulation, examining in particular how alcohol policies are developed within the context of individual and societal responsibility.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martinic, Marjana

Martinic Ph.D., Marjana

Leigh, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements, Introduction: Setting the Stage, Chapter 1 Keeping an Eye out: Our perceptions of risk, Chapter 2 to each his own: culture, risk, and the transgression of boundaries, Chapter 3 it’s not only the numbers that count: assessing risk and benefit, Chapter 4 well-chosen words: telling the story of risk, Chapter 5 to do or not to do: risk decisions, Chapter 6 Toeing the line: risk and alcohol policy, index

Über Autor(innen)

Marjana Martinic Ph.D. Barbara Leigh