Theorized as objective or constructed, risk is recognized as unequally distributed across
social hierarchies. Yet the process by which social forces shape risk and risk emotions …

While it is generally accepted in writings on the sociocultural aspects of risk that risk and
emotion are interrelated, this relationship remains under-theorised. The literature on the …

Race, ethnicity, and social class differences in the prevalence and effects of cardiovascular
risk factors have been observed in many studies. Understanding the drivers of these …

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 …

Cultural context shapes individuals' valuation of emotions. Although studies have
documented cultural differences in beliefs about the utility of negative emotions, little is …

Charities struggle to raise money to feed the thousands of starving children in third world
countries and advocates struggle to raise public support for highway safety measures that …

In this article, we report findings from an original survey experiment investigating the effects
of different framings of disease threats on individual risk perceptions and policy priorities …

Structural theories of stratification predict that groups with low positions in social hierarchies
experience high rates of mental health problems. Extensions of this approach such as a …

Examines the diverse uses and abuses of risk by social actors across a wide range of
cultural, ethnic, and geographical locales. The introductory chapter by the two co-editors …

Research within the psychological risk–return framework, namely, using the Domain‐
Specific Risk‐Taking scale, has led to a conclusion that risk attitude—measured as an …