“Write a report that examines the challenges to expert knowledge in understanding and managing risk. Introduction Risk in our Lives Expert Knowledge & How they can Conflict Lay Knowledge Conclusion Reference Self reflection”

Introduction

This report will examine the disputed role of expert knowledge in understanding and managing risk. It will look at the definitions of risk and discuss different case studies which reflect how the experts knowledge has influenced the perception of risks and the subsequent management of these risks. And how our lives are shaped by the decisions we make in relation to risks. It will also look at the public (or lay) perception of risk and how they treat expert advice and their own opinion of risk.  It will also look at the sociological theory of risk created by Ulrich Beck and how that theory reflects the role of the expert.

Risk in our Lives

Ulrich Beck

In this section we shall be looking at Ulrich Beck, a sociologist and theorist on risk. Who examines the move from the Industrial Society in which political deliberations where concerns with the distribution of wealth …(short extract)