The SAGE handbook of risk communication / edited by Hyunyi Cho, Purdue University; Torsten Reimer, Purdue University; Katherine A. McComas, Cornell University.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cho, Hyunyi, editor.

Reimer, Torsten, editor.

McComas, Katherine, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk communication.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 368 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Handbook of risk communication

Risk communication

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : SAGE, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'The SAGE Handbook of Risk Communication' provides a comprehensive overview of the field of risk communication. Leading experts summarise theory, research and practice in a range of disciplines and in relation to issues in diverse applied contexts including health, the environment, science, technology and crisis.

Contents:

COVER; TITLE PAGE; COPYRIGHT PAGE; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION: EXPLICATING COMMUNICATION IN RISK COMMUNICATION; PART I - FOUNDATIONS OF RISK COMMUNICATION; SECTION 1 - RISK PERCEPTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS; CHAPTER 1 - RISK PERCEPTION; CHAPTER 2 - THE CHALLENGE OF THE DESCRIPTION-EXPERIENCE GAP TO THE COMMUNICATION OF RISKS; CHAPTER 3 - THE FEELING OF RISK: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION; SECTION 2 - RISK AS SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 4 - SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF RISK; CHAPTER 5 - THE ROLE OF NEWS MEDIA IN THE SOCIAL AMPLIFICATION OF RISK

CHAPTER 6 - RHETORIC OF RISKPART II - COMPONENTS OF RISK COMMUNICATION; SECTION 3 - MODELS OF RISK COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 7 - RISK INFORMATION SEEKING AND PROCESSING MODEL; CHAPTER 8 - THE SOCIETAL RISK REDUCTION MOTIVATION MODEL; SECTION 4 - AUDIENCES OF RISK COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 9 - THE ROLE OF NUMERACY IN RISK COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 10 - EDGEWORK AND RISK COMMUNICATION; SECTION 5 - RISK COMMUNICATION MESSAGES; CHAPTER 11 - NUMERIC COMMUNICATION OF RISK; CHAPTER 12 - NARRATIVE COMMUNICATION OF RISK: TOWARD BALANCING ACCURACY AND ACCEPTANCE

CHAPTER 13 - VISUAL MESSAGING AND RISK COMMUNICATIONSECTION 6 - RISK COMMUNICATION AND THE MEDIA; CHAPTER 14 - MEDIA PORTRAYAL OF RISK: THE SOCIAL PRODUCTION OF NEWS; CHAPTER 15 - FRAMING, THE MEDIA, AND RISK COMMUNICATION IN POLICY DEBATES; CHAPTER 16 - SOCIAL MEDIA AND RISK COMMUNICATION; PART III - CONTEXTS OF RISK COMMUNICATION; SECTION 7 - INTERPERSONAL CONTEXTS OF RISK COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 17 - RISK COMMUNICATION IN PROVIDER-PATIENT INTERACTIONS; CHAPTER 18 - INFORMED CONSENT; SECTION 8 - ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXTS OF RISK COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 19 - RISK COMMUNICATION IN GROUPS

CHAPTER 20 - CRISIS COMMUNICATIONSECTION 9 - RISK COMMUNICATION IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE; CHAPTER 21 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND RISK COMMUNICATION; CHAPTER 22 - PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN RISK-RELATED DECISION MAKING; GLOSSARY; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781483356525

1483356523

9781785396106

1785396102

9781483312194

1483312194

9781483387918

1483387917

OCLC:

958376430