Group #2 - Social Construction of Safety and Danger

The media plays a role in shaping what people see as safe or dangerous.

According to the reading, what role does violating frameworks play in the social construction of danger?

Confident Framework assumes that everything is safe until proven dangerous.

The reading lists the ways that danger is present in our world. Which of these was NOT mentioned?

A Neutral Framework takes a side when analyzing safety and danger. 

What is one potential consequence of violating cognitive frameworks as discussed in the reading?

A Neutral Framework assumes that safety and danger are fixed and universal.

Simpson concludes that in every situation there is no room to interpret and infer about what is dangerous.

“Many religions advocate the _____ framework as the ultimate example of faith”

What might cause someone to shift from the Cautious Framework to the Confident Framework?

How are the people who rely exclusively on a confident framework described?

Which of the following is a consequence of violating one of the three frameworks?

What is the main characteristic of the Cautious Framework?

Danger can be perceived as either unmarked or marked.

According to Simpson, which of the following does NOT determine what humans consider when deeming something as danger?