Health, security and the risk society

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Abstract

There has been a change in the way we, as a society, perceive risk. What is important is not whether risks have actually increased in nature or number, but whether we believe them to have increased. This paper discusses our treatment of perceived risk.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherNuffield Trust
Number of pages20
ISBN (Print)978-1905030125, 1905030126
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2005

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