Risk Society (BYS100)

Central concepts:

Risk, safety, uncertainty, risk perception, social risk reinforcement / attenuation, risk analysis, trust, vulnerability, the risk society, risk communication

Some topics that will be covered:

• Contexts that form the basis for statements such as that the "risk society" has replaced the "industrial society".
• How the effects of modern risks and threats can cross borders between states, geographical areas, gender, class and cultures to a greater extent than before, and the consequences of these.
• The difference between experts' and lay people's assessment of different types of risks
• What factors affect how individuals perceive risk and how different actors' communication affects our interpretation of risk
• The importance of trust in social security and risk management
• Different types of risks and implications for the work with risk analysis and management

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