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Relation of risk perception with cultural worldviews and value orientation of the Czech population
Ruso, Filip ; Richter, Eva (advisor) ; Vinopal, Jiří (referee)
(in English) This thesis deals with the perception of risk in the context of social sciences in the Czech environment. The thesis specifically examines the connection of risk perception with cultural worldviews and value orientations. Risk perception is measured using Likert scales of risk items, cultural worldviews through the concept of cultural cognition, which is based on the cultural theory of Douglas and Wildavsky, and value orientations through Schwartz's PVQ scales. Analysis of the data from the online questionnaire survey showed that only two of the four cultural worldviews - hierarchism and individualism - are transferable to the Czech environment, and therefore two indices - positive discrimination and empathy and anti- individualism - were created from the remaining items. Furthermore, cultural worldviews, unlike value orientations, were found to be more closely related to specific risk items and to contribute significantly to explaining risk perception. Hierarchists, for example, see great danger in accepting foreign migrants and, together with individualists, show greater concern towards risks threatening the social order. Environmental risks raise concerns among supporters of positive discrimination and empathy. Value orientations, as opposed to cultural worldviews, are much better...
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