Synopses & Reviews
Risk has become one of the main topics in fields as diverse as engineering, medicine and economics, and it is also studied by social scientists, psychologists and legal scholars. This Springer
Table of Contents
Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Editors.- List of Contributors [abridged].- Chapter 1. Introduction to Risk Theory: Sabine Roeser . Rafaela Hillerbrand . Per Sandin . Martin Peterson.- Chapter 2. Levels of Uncertainty: Hauke Riesch.- Chapter 3.The Role of Feelings in Perceived Risk: Melissa L. Finucane.- Chapter 4. Sociology of Risk: Rolf Lidskog . Go¨ran Sundqvist.- Chapter 5. Risk and Responsibility: Ibo van de Poel . Jessica Nihle´n Fahlquist.- Index.