NATS 1760 Lecture Notes - Deal With The Devil, Mary Douglas, Fatalism
19 Jun 2013
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Science, technology & citizenship 3: risk, scepticism, & politics. We understand risk in two ways: in an individualistic way as a trade off that we make real/potential hazards or benefits- risk happens to you (wrong, social collective dimensions of risk. Faustian bargain: a person offers his/her soul in exchange for diabolical favours. An enjoyable activity that comes with a potential/ actual hazard that you see has its benefits. Risk- i used as an individualistic hazard to yourself to an activity you engage in. You cannot avoid risk its essential to our own lives ;you manage to minimize your risk in getting hurt ( wearing a helmet, wearing a seatbelt etc. ) Risk is perceived by different people in our society in different ways. Collins & evans see themselves as living in a high group, high grid kind of world. An individualists thinks about risk by saying that there is no solidarity vs. egalitarians who believe there is solidarity in society.
