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Harmful Societies : Understanding Social Harm
Capitalist harm: varieties of harm production?Harmful societies ... and less harmful capitalist societies?; Resurgent neoliberalism, enduring capitalism ... What does the social harm perspective offer?; References; Index.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol :
Policy Press,
2015.
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| Edición: | Online-ausg. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Capitalist harm: varieties of harm production?Harmful societies ... and less harmful capitalist societies?; Resurgent neoliberalism, enduring capitalism ... What does the social harm perspective offer?; References; Index. Varieties of capitalism, varieties of harm production?Harm reduction regimes; Harmful associations: regime types and harm indicators; Conclusion; 4. Harm reduction regimes and the production of physical harm; Homicide; Suicide; Infant mortality; Obesity; Road traffic injuries; Conclusion; 5. Harm reduction regimes and the production of autonomy and relational harms; Relative poverty; Child poverty; Financial insecurity; Long working hours; Youth unemployment; Social isolation; Conclusion; 6. Harm reduction regimes, neoliberalism and the production of harm; Developing a more systematic lens? HARMFUL SOCIETIES; Contents; List of tables and figures; Tables; Figures; List of abbreviations; About the author; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1. Introduction; Origins of 'social harm': the story so far ... ; Outlining the parameters of a social harm; Outline of the book; 2. Defining social harm; Historical development of the social harm approach; 'Socially mediated' harm; How do we discern between harms and non-harms?; Limitations of the needs-based approach; Conclusion; 3. Capitalist formations and the production of harm; Harmful features of capitalism. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (224 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781847427960 |