Risk in social science [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn
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| Titolo: |
Risk in social science [[electronic resource] /] / [edited by] Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (307 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 302/.12 |
| Soggetto topico: | Risk - Sociological aspects |
| Risk management - Social aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Altri autori: |
Taylor-GoobyPeter
ZinnJens
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | The current significance of risk / Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn -- Risk as an interdisciplinary research area / Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby -- The challenge of (managing) new risks / Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby -- Crime and risk / Hazel Kemshall -- Risk, environment, and technology / Nick Pidgeon, Peter Simmons, and Karen Henwood -- Everyday life, and leisure time / John Tulloch -- Risk and intimate relationships / Jane Lewis and Sophie Sarre -- Health and risk / Andy Alaszewski -- Life course, youth, and old age / Sarah Vickerstaff -- Risk, regulation, and management / Bridget Hutter -- Social inequality and risk / anwen Jones, David Abbott, and Deborah Quilgars -- The media and risk / Emma Hughes, Jenny Kitzinger, and Graham Murdock -- Social and public policy : reflexive individualization and regulatory governance / Peter Taylor-Gooby. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book is designed as an introduction to recent social science work on risk and is intended primarily for students in sociology, social psychology, and psychology, although it will also be useful for those studying political science, government, public policy, and economics. It is written by leading experts actively involved in research in the field. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Risk in social science |
| ISBN: | 1-280-84413-2 |
| 9786610844135 | |
| 0-19-153663-6 | |
| 1-4294-6950-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910452298003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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