Risk Vulnerability and Everyday Life

Zusatztext 'The modern world is a risky world! whether crossing the street or taking a bath! and people forget the risks in their world at their peril. They should recognize that risk surrounds them and learn how to deal with it. Wilkinson issues a call for both contemplation and action! and sociologists should take note of both. Summing Up: Recommended.' - Choice! June 2010 Informationen zum Autor Iain Wilkinson is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. His publications include Anxiety in a Risk Society (2001) and Suffering: A Sociological Introduction (2004). Klappentext Providing an overview and commentary on ways in which sociologists seek to understand the 'risk society', this book equips readers with the means to debate human consequences, and the critical resources to evaluate their significance. Zusammenfassung Providing an overview and commentary on ways in which sociologists seek to understand the 'risk society', this book equips readers with the means to debate human consequences, and the critical resources to evaluate their significance. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Sociology in a World of Risk 2. The History of Risk 3. Risk and Social Theory 4. Risk in Social Context 5. The Danger of Risk 6. Our Futures at Risk

Product details

• Authors: Iain Wilkinson
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.07.2009
• EAN: 9780415370806
• ISBN: 978-0-415-37080-6
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 199 mm x 8 mm
• Series: The New Sociology
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues