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Risk

Paperback • 1995 • English

Risk

By John. Adams

2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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About the book

Risk compensation postulates that everyone has a ""risk thermostat"" and that safety measures that do not affect the setting of the thermostat will be circumvented by behaviour that re-establishes the level of risk with which people were originally comfortable. It explains why, for example, motorists drive faster after a bend in the road is straightened. Cultural theory explains risk-taking behaviour by the operation of cultural filters. It postulates that behaviour is governed by the probable c...Show more

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ISBN

9781857280685

Publisher

Hoboken : Taylor and Francis

Published year

1995

Language

English

Original title

Risk

Format

Paperback

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2 Ratings • 4.5 of 5

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