Publication: Semántica social del riesgo: una aproximación cualitativa
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2018
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Este trabajo aborda la semántica social del riesgo. Tras resumir la historia moderna del riesgo, propone que en la literatura académica aparece como un concepto heterogéneo en el que típicamente se consideran al menos cuatro dimensiones (temporal, ontológica, cognitiva y práctica). La investigación sobre la semántica del riesgo no está suficientemente desarrollada. Para progresar en este campo, este trabajo muestra los resultados de una investigación cualitativa por medio de grupos de discusión. El material discursivo producido por la investigación fue sometido a un análisis estructural. Los resultados principales son los siguientes: el concepto social de riesgo contrasta riesgo y seguridad y destaca, con variado dramatismo, su ambivalencia (daño vs. oportunidad); las distinciones que permiten calificar y valorar el riesgo son espacio-temporales (proximidad vs. distancia), ontológicas (real vs. construible), prácticas (control vs. descontrol) y cognitivas (incertidumbre vs. probabilidad).
This paper studies the social semantics of risk. After summing up the modern history of risk it proposes that in the academic literature appears as a heterogeneous concept in which at least four different dimensions are typically considered (temporal, ontological, cognitive and practical). Research on risk social semantics is not yet enough developed. To progress in this field, this paper shows the results of a qualitative research by means of discussion groups. The discursive material provided by the research was subjected to a structural analysis. The main results are as follows: the social concept of risk contrasts risk and safety, and highlights, with different dramatism, its ambivalence (damage vs. opportunity). The distinctions that allow to qualify and assess the risks are spatial-temporal (proximity vs. distance), ontological (real vs. constructible), practical (control vs. lack of control) and cognitive (uncertainty vs. probability).
This paper studies the social semantics of risk. After summing up the modern history of risk it proposes that in the academic literature appears as a heterogeneous concept in which at least four different dimensions are typically considered (temporal, ontological, cognitive and practical). Research on risk social semantics is not yet enough developed. To progress in this field, this paper shows the results of a qualitative research by means of discussion groups. The discursive material provided by the research was subjected to a structural analysis. The main results are as follows: the social concept of risk contrasts risk and safety, and highlights, with different dramatism, its ambivalence (damage vs. opportunity). The distinctions that allow to qualify and assess the risks are spatial-temporal (proximity vs. distance), ontological (real vs. constructible), practical (control vs. lack of control) and cognitive (uncertainty vs. probability).