02968nam 2200673 a 450 991081885700332120240418150038.01-282-69020-597866126902041-4443-0148-91-4443-0149-7(CKB)1000000000687466(EBL)416512(OCoLC)476248593(SSID)ssj0000247722(PQKBManifestationID)11194381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000247722(PQKBWorkID)10200628(PQKB)10890075(MiAaPQ)EBC416512(Au-PeEL)EBL416512(CaPaEBR)ebr10278403(CaONFJC)MIL269020(PPN)162218079(EXLCZ)99100000000068746620071002d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSocial theories of risk and uncertainty an introduction /edited by Jens O. Zinn1st ed.Malden, MA Blackwell Pub.20081 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4051-5336-9 1-4051-5335-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O'Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn.Written by leading experts in the field, Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty is an introduction to mainstream theorizing on risk and uncertainty in sociology.:.; Provides an overview of the historical developments and conceptual aspects of risk.; Identifies why theorizing on risk is necessary and highlights specific sociological contributions to this field of research.; Explores key topics including risk society and reflexive modernization, culture and risk, governmentality and risk, systems theory and risk, and edgework and voluntary risk taking.; Offers a comprehensive look at the promisRiskSociological aspectsRisk perceptionRiskSocial aspectsUncertaintySocial aspectsRiskSociological aspects.Risk perception.RiskSocial aspects.UncertaintySocial aspects.302/.1271.02bclZinn Jens917985MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818857003321Social theories of risk and uncertainty2058325UNINA