Risk
Second Edition
Risk (second edition) is a fully revised and expanded update of a highly-cited, influential and well-known book. It reviews the three major approaches to risk in social and cultural theory, devoting a chapter to each one. These approaches were first identified and described by Deborah Lupton in the original edition and have since become widely used as a categorisation of risk perspectives.The first draws upon the work of Mary Douglas to articulate the 'cultural/symbolic' perspective on risk. The second approach is that of the 'risk society' perspective, based on the writings of Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens. The third approach explored here…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-135-09031-9
- EAN: 9781135090319
- Produktnummer: 15002214
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 889 KB
- Auflage: 2. Auflage
- Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
Über den Autor
Deborah Lupton is a Sociologist in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney. She is the author/co-author of 12 books, including Risk and Everyday Life (2003, with John Tulloch), Risk and Sociocultural Theory (1999, editor), Medicine as Culture (2012, third edition) and Fat (2012). Her blog 'This Sociological Life' may be found at http://simplysociology.wordpress.com.
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