JGE378H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Risk Perception, Immunodeficiency, Social Inequality
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Jge378: disasters do not a ect all members of society equally. Misconception: natural disasters as acts of god or social: status levellers . If every similar event resulted in the same consequences and impacts, it would only be necessary to calculate frequency: factors that contribute to vulnerability: Age, race, ethnicity, social inequality, income level, gender, cultural background, education, health/mental health: examples of vulnerable groups: The poor perceive risk as more serious: poverty correlates with lower vulnerability, (remember that higher risk perception doesn"t necessarily lead to preparatory action. ) 1: in all other stages of disasters, poverty increases vulnerability. Perhaps: lack of power risk perceived as more serious, beyond control greater potential impacts from losses. Lack of education more fear in a risky situation. More structural damage, perhaps because of lower-cost, poor- quality housing construction. The poor don"t know how to work the system to gain access to resources. Establishes probabilities statistical analysis analyzes the past, model the future.
