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Risk

By Deborah Lupton

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1999
ISBN
0415183340, 9780415183345
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3247940 bytes)
Series
Key Ideas
Pages
192\201
Time added
2014-01-03 00:36:40

Description

We are now living in a 'risk' society: risk analysis, risk assessment and risk management are ever-expanding industries. In this lively and engaging introduction to one of todays major sociocultural concepts, Deborah Lupton examines why risk has come to such prominence at this particular point in history. She traces how risk has been constructed over time from pre-modernity to the modern era and provides an introduction to the main theories surrounding the subject.^l Including examples of the ways in which risk is experienced in everyday life, Lupton covers a wide range of issues including:* risk and culture* sociocultural and scientific perspectives* blame, danger and trust* risk and pleasure.

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