Concept of risk Alexander Bücker, Lara Schäperkötter, Carmelo Galluzzo

1. Concept of risk Alexander Bücker, Lara Schäperkötter, Carmelo Galluzzo

2. tableofcontents generaldefinitionoftheterm “risk“ historicalviewofrisk categoriesofrisk A theoryofrisk: Risksocietyby Ulrich Beck Riskcommunication in generaland in film

3. Definition TracedtoFrench “risque“ andItalian „risco“ Some different approaches: Riskissociallyconstructed Riskiscalculatedbytheprobabilityofitsoccurenceandtheamountofdanger Risksarepartofeverydecision Riskcausedbyhumans vs. „natrualrisk“ Riskalwaysdepends on culture

4. history of risk Risk in medieval France: Hunger, epidemicdiseases, wars, infantmortality averagelifespanof 40 Dead bodies on roads nightthedomainof all dangers health-centeredviewofrisk

5. history of risk (Pre-) Modern thinkingaboutrisk: Nomoredeadbodies, noplague, lowinfantmortalitydevelopmentofmedicine, wealth Modern riskfocusmore on sociality : fearofbecomingvictimof a crime, fallingpraytocancer, caraccidents, losingjob However, thefearofnature still existsandisincreasingwith modern technology (nuclearweapons, global warming…)

6. futureofrisk Mankind fears future more than ever Risk potential of technology increases to apocalyptic level (ozone hole, nuclear power, climatic change, pollution, finitude of raw materials Nowadays begin of new thinking, also portrait by modern disaster movies (2012, Armageddon etc.)

7. Categories of risk 1. Environmental risk(Day After Tomorrow, 2012) 2. Lifestyle risk(Philadelphia) 3. Medical risk (I Am Legend) 4. Interpersonal risk(Romanticmovies in general) 5. Economicrisk(PursuitOfHappyness) 6. Criminalrisk(Horror movies in general)

8. A theory of risk: Risk society by Ulrich Beck Basic thesis ´risk may be defined as a systematic way of dealing with hazards and insecurities induced and introduced by the modernization itself´ Modernization stops agriculture society in 19th century → development of a pattern of industrial society Industrial society in crisis since 1970/80 because of environmental damages Break within the Modern Age – industrial society leaves its mark on industrial risk society

9. Reflexive Modernization: Theory of the self-criticism of society Self-confrontation with the consequences of risk society Cannot be addressed and overcome the system of industrial society

10. Term risk society Society insured against nature catastrophes Societal risks (e.g. production) calculable Contours of the industrial society overlap with risk society Society comes to be understand as a risk group in insurers terms →provident state Society becomes reflexive →becomes an issue and a problem to itself

11. Modern societies produce more such risks where insurance is not possible, not calculable: Not spatio-temporal determinated Nuclear power Chemical and genetic engineered production Ecological destructions (ozone hole, climate change, BSE, Tsunami,Tschernobyl)

12. Decisions are made because of technical and ecological advantages General shock-> nations,belonging to a social status,gender, not calculable effects of nuclear,chemistry or genetic engineering First modern age: property and risks- proportional distributed in reverse order

13. Society of risk: principle of distribution of risks not hierarchical, but democratic (Logic of risk production) Risk society begins where industrial societies buy principles of calculation Risk society destroys the principles of rationality because it operates and balances between the limit of insurance Result of momentum of its own of the industrial society

14. Progressive modernization ends in another modern age →In contrast to first modern age no chosen option Modernization risks should be avoided as a threat Logic of risk orientates itself on logic of insurance →financial compensation for a loss that is calculable Technological risks like nuclear power stations have abrogated the principle of insurance Organized irresponsibility: the cause of dangers can´t be classified

15. Globalism of threats →thinking and acting has to be orientated on the surviving of society

16. communication of risk Tschernobyl is a symbol – a symbol of catastrophe. As we know, with modern technology catastrohpes can occur In which way modern society deal with the risk of technologies and, describes the comunication of risk

17. Deals with the social and communicative construction of risks. → which is considered as an inacceptable risk? This shows the communication about the fear of a catastrophe (Is it dangerous? Is it profitable enough?)

18. the communication is also individual, it depends on the person, group, country or culture involved Politicians are expected to communicate about risk constantly. Technology should be valued, controlled and sometimes even used against a catastrophe Since films are part of social communication and portray social communication, they communicate about risk as well

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20. content The Terminator T-800 (Schwarzenegger), who had the mission to kill John Connor in part 1, was reprogrammed in the future and send back again to the past. His mission is now to protect John Connor from T-800 successor T-1000, who is almost