As seen online:
“Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to form beliefs about societal dangers that reflect and reinforce their commitments to particular visions of the ideal society. Cultural cognition is one of a variety of approaches designed to empirically test the cultural theory of risk associated with Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky.”
— from Cultural Cognition as a Conception of the Cultural Theory of Risk by Dan M. Kahan :: SSRN as of 22 August 2025