Explaining choices among technological risks.

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Clarke, Lee Ben

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Subject: The process through which some risks are defined as acceptable is addressed. The predominant view, based on psychological research, is summarized and then criticized for taking insufficient account of the stuctural context within which decisions are made concerning risks. The analysis is grounded in organizational theory and centers on decision making processes regarding technological risks.

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Reprinted from Social Problems; 1988; Vol 35 No 1; pp22-35

The process through which some risks are defined as acceptable is addressed. The predominant view, based on psychological research, is summarized and then criticized for taking insufficient account of the stuctural context within which decisions are made concerning risks. The analysis is grounded in organizational theory and centers on decision making processes regarding technological risks.

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