Particular Risk And Generalization Perception: Research On Risk Perception Of Members In The System During The Transition Period

During the traditional unit system period,through the stable workplace environment,the unit community with high closeness and strong homogeneity,and‘Acquaintances Society’ within the unit,the unit organization provides all-round shelter for its members in the risk environment,so as to weaken the risk perception in the system.In the transition period,the market-oriented reform and the disintegration of the unit system make the members in the system face new risk types and social environment.Risk types include the relative deprivation risk with particularity and the compound safety risk with generality.The new social environment is mainly manifested as changes in workplace.On one hand,the market resource allocation mechanism replaces re-distribution,on the other hand,affected by the modernization of the development,the competitive promotion mechanism is gradually formed.The residential environment change.The disappearance of unit housing welfare and housing market-oriented reform has made the dwelling environment of members in the system has transformed from unit communities to heterogeneous communities.The social network changes.In the transition period,the break up of monopoly of unit organization on the living resources,the social network construction of the members in the system is not limited to the unit any longer,which presents the construction trend of autonomy and flattening.On the whole,in the transition period the unit shelter is gradually disassembled,the members in the unit have also formed a general risk perception when facing particular risks at the same time.Firstly,the transition of workplace environment makes the members of the unit face the relative deprivation risks with particularity.The changes of workplace environment within the system during the transition period.The formation of market resource allocation mechanism means the shrinkage in the role space of post and power,which makes the power possessors in the unit system period face the status gap in the new workplace environment,forming the risk of relative deprivation.Influenced by the modernization development,the promotion of different positions in the unit is consistent with meeting higher position requirements and form a competitive promotion mechanism in the system.And the in-adaptability to the new promotion mechanism also will cause the risks of relative deprivation of members in the system.Put it bluntly,in the transition period the transformation of the resource allocation system and unit promotion system re-shapes the workplace environment in the unit.And the position gap and the difficulties in adaptability in new workplace environment has formed the risk of relative deprivation of members in the system.Secondly,under the current risk environment,besides facing particular risks,the members in the system also face the compound safety risk with universality,and the general risk perception is formed from two dimensions: Mesoscopic perception mode and micro-perception path.Under mesoscopic dimension,the members in the system in the transition period form the market-oriented risk perception mode.Under the background of unit system disintegration and housing market-oriented reform,the market has become a main channel for housing acquisition,the closure and identity of the community during the unit system are broken.Differentiation between and within communities reflects the market distribution order in the transition period,and the members in the system are consistent with other social members and make the class positioning in the market order.Influenced by the traditional characteristics of compound safety risks,the distribution of security risks is adapted to the class status.Put it bluntly,the members in the system are influenced by the market class order under the background of market transformation,they position themselves through the housing situation gap between and within communities,so as to judge the level of safety risks they face and form a market-oriented risk perception mode.Under the micro dimension,the members in the system form an individual risk perception path in the transition period.A social amplification framework of risk believes that the individual risk perception path consists of the acquisition and the interpretation of risk information,and the interpretation on risk information by the individuals is influenced by the resource possession and emotional support.Through information transfer mechanism,the recourse acquisition mechanisms and emotional support mechanisms,social network shape the individual risk perception paths.In the transition period,unit’s monopoly on living resources and spacial closure have been broken,and the social network construction of the members in the system got rid of the shackles of the unit,which exhibits the individual trend in independent construction.Thus,the members in the system form an individual risk perception path in the transition period.In terms of theoretical significance,this research carries out the dialogue with unitsystem theory,taking the changes of the occupations,communities and social network environment faced by the members in the system as the starting points,it put forward during the transition period,the particular occupation risk faced by the members in the system,risk perception mode formed based on market,and individualized risk perception path constitution.In addition,it has put the theory of risk society,risk culture and risk society amplification into the risk environment of China to re-discuss and supplement.From the type of the risk,the modernized risk brought up by the ‘Risk society’ is only one of the characteristics of China’s current safety risk,subject to the influences of the development of ‘compressed modernization’,the current safety risk in our nation,not only has the characteristics of traditional risk,but also has the characteristics of modern risk,which form a compound safety risk as the whole.In addition,the tension of new and old system transformation also causes the formation of the risks of relative deprivation of members in the system.From the prospective of risk perception,‘Risk culture theory’ and ‘Risk’s social amplification framework’ focus on the shape of the group culture and individual situation on cognition mode and the resulting impact on risk perception.We agree with the important role of cognitive mode on risk perception,but we also believe that group culture and individual situation are not fixed for a long time,and that institutional change will replace the old culture and order and change the cognitive mode of individuals.Therefore,we believe that the discussion on risk perception mode and risk perception path should join the discussion of the change of institutional environment.In terms of practical significance,this paper explores the risk types and perception processes faced by members within the system in the transition period,and points out the direction for weakening the risk perception of members within the system and the practice of risk governance in the transition period.At the same time,the prospect of the stability of members in the system in the overall risk environment,including the following three aspects: First,Although the members in the system may face some risks of relative deprivation,compared with those outside the system,the organization of the unit still plays a role in helping the bottom line,making the groups in the system form a "buffer zone" in the overall social flow.Second,Under the market risk perception mode,the relatively stable class positioning of the members in the system becomes the "stabilizer" of the social mentality.Third,Considering the above two points,the social network in the transition period connects the system inside and outside the system,and plays a stable role on the whole through the formation of the risk perception path.From the perspective of research methods,this paper uses linear regression model,polynomial Logistic model and multi-level model to the members in the system of post characteristics and relative deprivation risk,community heterogeneity and security risk perception,the correlation between social network and security risk perception,from the empirical perspective of text.