Bridging Levels of Analysis in Risk Perception Research: The Case of the Fear of Crime

This paper offers a theoretical treatise that bridges the social and the psychological in risk perception research. We first outline research into the psychology of risk. We then speculate on the idea that people develop a structured narrative to risk, which includes morality, trust, and the dense s...

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Main Authors:	Jonathan Jackson, Nick Allum, George Gaskell
Format:	Article
Language:	deu
Published:	FQS 2006-01-01
Series:	Forum: Qualitative Social Research
Subjects:	risk perception fear of crime narrative to risk psychology of risk social perception
Online Access:	http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/63

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spelling	doaj-e149c9f7d1814821bcf54df1abf5cd6a2020-11-24T22:53:47ZdeuFQS Forum: Qualitative Social Research1438-56272006-01-017162Bridging Levels of Analysis in Risk Perception Research: The Case of the Fear of CrimeJonathan Jackson0Nick Allum1George Gaskell2London School of Economics and Political ScienceUniversity of SurreyLondon School of Economics and Political ScienceThis paper offers a theoretical treatise that bridges the social and the psychological in risk perception research. We first outline research into the psychology of risk. We then speculate on the idea that people develop a structured narrative to risk, which includes morality, trust, and the dense social meaning of a danger and its impact. From this vantage point, we are better placed to move from psychological analyses of risk perception to the sort of analysis of culture that Mary DOUGLAS provides. Throughout the article we lean on crime as an example. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0601202http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/63risk perceptionfear of crimenarrative to riskpsychology of risksocial perception
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title	Bridging Levels of Analysis in Risk Perception Research: The Case of the Fear of Crime
title_short	Bridging Levels of Analysis in Risk Perception Research: The Case of the Fear of Crime
title_full	Bridging Levels of Analysis in Risk Perception Research: The Case of the Fear of Crime
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description	This paper offers a theoretical treatise that bridges the social and the psychological in risk perception research. We first outline research into the psychology of risk. We then speculate on the idea that people develop a structured narrative to risk, which includes morality, trust, and the dense social meaning of a danger and its impact. From this vantage point, we are better placed to move from psychological analyses of risk perception to the sort of analysis of culture that Mary DOUGLAS provides. Throughout the article we lean on crime as an example. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0601202
topic	risk perception fear of crime narrative to risk psychology of risk social perception
url	http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/63
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Bridging Levels of Analysis in Risk Perception Research: The Case of the Fear of Crime

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