Practice Attitudes Toward Risk - 1.3 | 19. Cultural Perspectives on Risk | Disaster Preparedness &Planning - Vol 5
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1.3 - Attitudes Toward Risk

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What do individualists fear about risk management?

💡 Hint: Think about personal freedoms in a marketplace.

Question 2

Easy

Name one characteristic of fatalists.

💡 Hint: Consider a perspective of acceptance.

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Question 1

What is the primary concern for individualists regarding risk management?

  • To limit social order
  • To impede personal freedom
  • To promote community solidarity

💡 Hint: Think about personal liberties.

Question 2

Are hierarchists concerned about risk disrupting social rankings?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Consider the definition of hierarchism.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Consider a new nuclear power plant proposal in a community. Discuss how different cultural attitudes toward risk (individualists, egalitarians, hierarchists, fatalists) might affect public opinion and decision-making.

💡 Hint: Reflect on how each group's perspective influences their stance.

Question 2

Analyze how the polythetic concept of risk can influence policy-making in environmental management. Provide examples of how different community perspectives could lead to varying policy approaches.

💡 Hint: Think about how perceptions shape collective versus individual interests.

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