The psychology of risk / Glynis M Breakwell.
| Author/creator | Breakwell, Glynis M. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication | New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. |
| Description | xiv, 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-354) and index. |
| LCCN | 2014005670 |
| ISBN | 9781107602700 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 110760270X (pbk.) |