Beyond the risk society
Subtitle: critical reflections on risk and human security
By: [edited by] Gabe Mythen and Sandra Walklate
Contributors: Mythen, Gabe; Walklate, Sandra
Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Maidenhead, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780335217380
Subjects: Risk -- Sociological aspects; Risk perception
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: value: Introduction: thinking beyond the risk society / Gabe Mythern and Sandra Walklate. Pt. 1. Setting the risk agenda. Sociology and risk / Deborah Lupton; value: Psychology and risk / Iain Wilkinson; value: Criminology and risk / Pat O'Malley; value: Social policy and risk / Hazel Kemshall. Pt. 2. Embracing the risk agenda. Health and risk / Rob Flynn; value: Sexuality and risk / Teela Sanders; value: Media and risk / Alison Anderson; value: Environment and risk / Phil Macnaghten. Pt. 3. Putting risk in its place. Politics and risk / Jane Franklin; value: Work and risk / Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte; value: Economics and risk / Peter McMylor; value: Culture and risk / Jim McGuigan; value: Conclusion: towards a holistic approach to risk and human security / Gabe Mythen and Sandra Walklate