4.1. Implications in Various Cultures

Try these first

1. 1.

   What does conventional risk management focus on?

   Hint

   Think about what traditional strategies emphasize.

2. 2.

   Who is Mary Douglas?

   Hint

   Consider her contributions to food and risk.

3. 3.

   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.

4. 4.

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

   • True
   • False

   Hint

   Recall the importance of culture in her findings.

5. 5.

   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.

6. 6.

   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.