culturalcognition | “Cultural cognition"refers to the tendency of individuals to form
beliefs about societal dangers that reflect and reinforce their
commitments to particular visions of the ideal society. Cultural
cognition is one of a variety of approaches developed for empirical
testing of the "cultural theory of risk" associated with Mary Douglas
and Aaron Wildavsky. This chapter (from the Handbook of Risk Theory,
Springer Pub.) discusses the distinctive features of cultural cognition
as a conception of cultural theory, including its cultural worldview
measures; its emphasis on social psychological mechanisms that connect
individuals' risk perceptions to their cultural outlooks; and its
practical goal of enabling self-conscious management of popular risk
perceptions in the interest of promoting scientifically sound public
policies that are congenial to persons of diverse outlooks.
Related video: lecture on the cultural cognition of risk
Related video: lecture on the cultural cognition of risk
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So according to the video, we should write conservatives off as cultural dead weight. Wasn't it the book of Revelations that said "if one is filthy, let him be filthy still?" I'm just doing the right thing.
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