This article reviews the main approaches to risk in psychology and sociology and considers
recent developments. It shows that research continues from a wide range of perspectives …

This article gives a brief overview of the main streams and recent developments of
sociological research and theorising on risk. It outlines shifts in cultural theory on risk, from …

Within interdisciplinary risk research, strategies for managing risk and uncertainty based on
cognitive rationality are seen as more effective than non-rational strategies, such as hope …

With a strong conviction to transform the country and prepare its people to cope with the
growing challenges of the globalizing market, the Chinese government has actively …

While Australia has experienced low COVID-19 case numbers relative to other countries, it
has witnessed severe economic consequences in the wake of the pandemic. The hospitality …

The argument uses the proliferating research literature on 'illness narratives' to make a more
general analytic point about the proper treatment of narratives and life-stories by social …

The concept of biographical disruption has been widely applied in sociological explorations
of chronic illness and has been subject to much theoretical scrutiny, reflection and …

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The current study of risk is dominated by the risk minimisation approach that frames risk and
risk-taking as something undesirable that should be avoided as much as possible. However …

In research on health and illness, studies using a narrative approach are gaining ground in
a context where a statistical quantitative approach as well as an 'objective'approach to …