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Implications in Various Cultures

4.1 - Implications in Various Cultures

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What does conventional risk management focus on?

💡 Hint: Think about what traditional strategies emphasize.

Question 2 Easy

Who is Mary Douglas?

💡 Hint: Consider her contributions to food and risk.

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Question 1

What are the two main focuses of conventional risk management?

Cost and time
Probability and consequence
Quality and safety

💡 Hint: Think about what conventional approaches are grounded in.

Question 2

Mary Douglas’s work focuses on the cultural implications of which concept?

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the importance of culture in her findings.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Examine how global cultural differences can lead to misunderstandings in risk management when addressing a disaster.

💡 Hint: Consider specific examples of disaster responses in diverse countries.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate how the principles of taxonomic anomalies can be applied to contemporary dietary trends and their implications for public health.

💡 Hint: Relate this back to current vegetarian and health trends.

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