Youth, Risk and Russian Modernity
By: Christopher Williams
Contributors: Chuprov, Vladimir
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781315198552
Subjects: Youth; Social conditions; Risk; Sociological aspects; Jeunesse; Conditions sociales; Risque; Aspect sociologique
Description: "Title first published in 2003. This timely and original book is the most comprehensive and authoritative analysis of Russia's risk society to date. Referring to the works of Douglas, Beck and Giddens, it considers a variety of theories of risk and applies them to young people in different risk societies, showing how these youngsters have adapted to cope with risk."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Chapter Introduction  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 1 Risk and Modernity: Theories and Concepts  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 2 Russia's Risk Society  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 3 Coming of Age in Different Risk Societies  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 4 Youth Conflict in a Risk Society  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 5 Resolving Youth Conflict: The Localisation and Globalisation of Risk  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 6 Risk Trends in the Life Situation of Young People  -- Christopher Williams; title: chapter 7 Conclusion: Reflections on Youth at the Start of the Twenty-first Century -- Christopher Williams.