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The Risk Society and Beyond: Critical Issues for Social Theory

2.6/5 ( ratings)

Ulrich Beck′s best selling Risk Society established risk on the sociological agenda. It brought together a wide range of issues centering on environmental, health and personal risk, provided a rallying ground for researchers and activists in a variety of social movements and acted as a reference point for state and local policies in risk management. The Risk Society and Beyond charts the progress of Beck′s ideas and traces their evolution. It demonstrates why the issues raised by Beck reverberate widely throughout social theory and covers the new risks that Beck did not foresee, associated with the emergence of new technologies, genetic and cybernetic. The book is unique because it offers both an introduction to the main arg

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: July 27, 2000

ISBN: 076196469X

ISBN 13: 9780761964698

The Risk Society and Beyond: Critical Issues for Social Theory

2.6/5 ( ratings)

Ulrich Beck′s best selling Risk Society established risk on the sociological agenda. It brought together a wide range of issues centering on environmental, health and personal risk, provided a rallying ground for researchers and activists in a variety of social movements and acted as a reference point for state and local policies in risk management. The Risk Society and Beyond charts the progress of Beck′s ideas and traces their evolution. It demonstrates why the issues raised by Beck reverberate widely throughout social theory and covers the new risks that Beck did not foresee, associated with the emergence of new technologies, genetic and cybernetic. The book is unique because it offers both an introduction to the main arg

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: July 27, 2000

ISBN: 076196469X

ISBN 13: 9780761964698

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