This paper using data of Shanghai Urban Neighborhood Survey (SUNS) to analyze and research the situation of perception

difference between groups and its reason. So

this paper classifies the risk categories into traditional and modern risks by using relevant standards of risk society theory form Beck and Giddens. Further research shows that the modernrisk- perception is higher than traditional-risk-perception at Shanghai residents. Different groups have different riskperception. The reason that influence risk perception have obvious: education degree

new media frequency and income have no effect on traditional risk perception but have effect on modern risk perception. This paper show that metropolis in China are entering the stage called risk society with hugely obvious risk-social characteristics and different class. have different kind of risk perception. The risk society theory from west not only has certain applicability in China

but also has an obvious tension.