Risk and society:
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Denney, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London SAGE Publications 2005
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:FAW01
FAW02
Volltext
Beschreibung: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
Includes bibliographical references (p. [194]-213) and index
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
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 providing a guide to the key issues raised
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 220 p.)
ISBN:1848600585
9780761947394
9781848600584

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand! Volltext öffnen