Scientific aspects of a sociological approach to the assessment of the risks of disasters by the population

The article reflects the scientific aspects of the sociological approach to risk perception, and also focuses on the social and cultural factors of society in the perception of risk. The need to study the attitude of the population to the level of acceptability of the risk of disasters, the degree of its awareness of possible d disasters in the region of residence is substantiated, which are important social factors in addressing risk management issues, and also contributes to a more in-depth study of the population’s attitude to security issues.