02601nam 2200613 a 450 991017224660332120200520144314.01-134-58859-31-134-58860-71-280-31785-X0-203-46546-610.4324/9780203465462 (CKB)1000000000403488(EBL)180189(OCoLC)50734714(SSID)ssj0000104353(PQKBManifestationID)11114339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104353(PQKBWorkID)10100292(PQKB)11254901ebr2002699(MiAaPQ)EBC180189(EXLCZ)99100000000040348820010920e20022001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAnxiety in a risk society /Iain WilkinsonLondon Routledge20021 online resource (176 p.)Health, risk and societyDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-22680-5 0-415-22681-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Towards a sociological conception of the problem of anxiety; Social indicators of anxiety; Coping: from personal style to cultural critique; Anxiety in relation to risk; A speculative age; Conclusion; Notes; References; IndexFew would dispute that we are living at a time of high anxiety and uncertainty in which many of us will experience a crisis of identity at some point or another. At the same time, news media provide us with a daily catalogue of disasters from around the globe to remind us that we inhabit a world of crisis, insecurity and hazard. Anxiety in a Risk Society : looks at the problem of contemporary anxiety from a sociological perspective highlights its significance for the ways we make sense of risk and uncertainty argues that the relationship between anxiety and risk hinges on the naturHealth, risk and society.RiskSociological aspectsAnxietySociological aspectsRiskSociological aspects.AnxietySociological aspects.302.1271.49bclWilkinson Iain1969-1761982MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910172246603321Anxiety in a risk society4201703UNINA