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1 online resource (vii, 216 pages) |
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Mapping the risk society -- Risk and the environment -- Defining risk -- Mediating risk -- Perceiving risk -- Living with risk -- Risk, reflexivity, and trust -- The politics of risk |
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Ulrich Beck has emerged as one of the leading thinkers of the age. His principal claim to fame is as author of the widely acclaimed 'Risk Society', first published in 1986. Since this time, Beck's work has had a profound effect on the trajectory of social theory, leading to him being hailed as a zietgeist sociologist. The risk society thesis has gained credence within the academic community and across the disciplines as a means of explaining the large-scale changes that have enveloped contemporary society. Despite its continued popularity as a touchstone for debate, the risk society perspective is yet to be systematically unravelled. Gabe Mythen provides both an introduction to and a critique of Beck's work that places his contribution within the context of other theorists of risk, such as Giddens, Douglas and Foucault. Key areas of analysis include risk and the environment, lifestyles and risk, public perceptions, media representations of danger and the changing nature of political engagement |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-208) and index |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Beck, Ulrich, 1944-2015. Risikogesellschaft
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Beck, Ulrich. swd |
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Risikogesellschaft (Beck, Ulrich) fast |
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Risk -- Sociological aspects.
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Technology -- Social aspects.
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Progress.
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Social structure.
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Industries -- Environmental aspects.
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social structure.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Industries -- Environmental aspects
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Progress
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Risk -- Sociological aspects
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Social structure
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Technology -- Social aspects
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Risikogesellschaft
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Risico's.
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Technische ontwikkeling.
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Sociale verandering.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781849641258 |
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1849641250 |
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6611725156 |
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9786611725150 |
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9781783716661 |
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1783716665 |
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1435661036 |
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9781435661035 |
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