The psychology of risk / Glynis M Breakwell.

Author/creator Breakwell, Glynis M.
Format Book
EditionSecond edition.
PublicationNew York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Descriptionxiv, 368 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.A social psychological framework for analysing risk -- 2. Hazard perception -- 3. Individual and group differences in risk perception -- 4. Decision-making about risks -- 5. Risk and emotion -- 6. Risk communication -- 7. Errors and accidents; emergencies and disasters -- 8. Risk management; risk in complex systems -- 9. Social amplification, social representations and identity processes -- 10. Changing risk reactions: lessons from the psychology of risk.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 312-354) and index.
LCCN 2014005670
ISBN9781107602700 (pbk.)
ISBN110760270X (pbk.)