num_pages: 391
description: This panoramic analysis of the condition of Western societies has been hailed as a classic. This first English edition has taken its place as a core text of contemporary sociology alongside earlier typifications of society as postindustrial and current debates about the social dimensions of the postmodern.Underpinning the analysis is the notion of the `risk society′. The changing nature of society′s relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict.
language: German
title: Risikogesellschaft: Auf dem Weg in eine andere Moderne
titlecomplete: Risikogesellschaft: Auf dem Weg in eine andere Moderne
genres: Sociology, Science, Theory, Society, Philosophy, Academic, Politics, Cultural, Social Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 682
publisher: Suhrkamp