This paper reviews recent work in the field of risk perception research, taking its examples
primarily from work relating to air pollution issues. The paper opens with a brief discussion of …

Cultural theory has evolved over the past 20 years to become an important framework for
understanding how groups in society interpret danger and build trust or distrust in institutions …

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 …

This book explores the constructs of collectivism and individualism and the wide-ranging
implications of individualism and collectivism for political, social, religious, and economic …

Our purpose in writing this book is to examine the theoretical influence of culture on
interpersonal communication. The book is an attempt to summarize the work we have …

Why do people want what they want? Why does one person see the world as a place to
control, while another feels controlled by the world? A useful theory of culture, the authors …

Preferences come from the most ubiquitous human activity: living with other people. Support
for and opposition to different ways of life, the shared values legitimating social relations …

Egalitarian society is" explained" chiefly in terms of ecological or social factors that are self-
organizing. However, egalitarian behavior is found in a wide variety of social and ecological …

First published in 1985, Mary Douglas intended Risk and Acceptability as a review of the
existing literature on the state of risk theory. Unsatisfied with the current studies of risk, which …

Why do white men fear various risks less than women and minorities? Known as the “white‐
male effect,” this pattern is well documented but poorly understood. This article proposes a …