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Informationen zum Autor John Tulloch is Professor at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Cardiff Deborah Lupton is SHARP professor in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, working in the Center for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Center and leading the Vitalities Lab. She is the author/co-author of 17 books, the latest of which are Digital Sociology (Routledge, 2015), The Quantified Self (Polity, 2016), Digital Health (Routledge, 2017), Fat, 2nd edition (Routledge, 2018), and Data Selves (Polity, 2019). She is a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and holds an honorary doctor of social science degree awarded by the University of Copenhagen. Klappentext This book examines how people respond to, experience and think about risk. The authors stress the need to take into account the cultural dimensions of risk and risk-taking and consider the influence that gender, social class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, occupation, geographical location and nationality have on our perceptions of risk Zusammenfassung This book examines how people respond to! experience and think about risk. The authors stress the need to take into account the cultural dimensions of risk and risk-taking and consider the influence that gender! social class! ethnicity! sexual orientation! occupation! geographical location and nationality have on our perceptions of risk Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Researching Risk and Everyday Life Defining Risk Risk and Border Crossings Individualization, Risk Modernity and Biography The Case of Work Plural Rationalities From Blitz to Contemporary Crime Perceptions of Time and Place in a `Risk Modern¿ City Final Thoughts
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Researching Risk and Everyday Life
Defining Risk
Risk and Border Crossings
Individualization, Risk Modernity and Biography
The Case of Work
Plural Rationalities
From Blitz to Contemporary Crime
Perceptions of Time and Place in a `Risk Modern' City
Final Thoughts
