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What does it mean to live in 'risk society'? How does the idea of risk change how we live with each other? Risk dominates individual and collective consciousness. This book examines the social construction of risk, by considering a range of social theories, addressing the literature and pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Denney, David
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2005.
Temas:
Risk > Sociological aspects.
Risk assessment.
Risk perception.
Risk Assessment
Risque > Aspect sociologique.
Évaluation du risque.
Perception du risque.
risk assessment.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
Risk assessment
Risk perception
Risk > Sociological aspects
Risico's.
Dagelijks leven.
Veiligheid.
Sociale aspecten.
Waarneming.
Risiko > Gesellschaft.
Risiko.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Tables and Boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Understanding Risk; ONE The Nature of Risk; TWO Theoretical Positions; Part II Living in the Risk Society; THREE Risk and Everyday Experience; FOUR Health and Risk; FIVE Professional Practices and Risk; SIX Communicating Risk Through the Media; SEVEN Risk and Social Welfare; EIGHT Risk Management and Crime; Part III International and Global Risk; NINE Risk and the New Terrorism; TEN The Management and Regulation of Risk; ELEVEN Risk and the Environment; TWELVE Risk and Global Governance.

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