Risk Society
| Author | : Ulrich Beck |
| Publisher | : SAGE Publications Limited |
| Total Pages | : 272 |
| Release | : 1992-09-16 |
| ISBN-10 | : 080398345X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803983458 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (458 Downloads) |
Download or read book Risk Society written by Ulrich Beck and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1992-09-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This panoramic analysis of the condition of Western societies has been hailed as a classic. This first English edition has taken its place as a core text of contemporary sociology alongside earlier typifications of society as postindustrial and current debates about the social dimensions of the postmodern. Underpinning the analysis is the notion of the `risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict.
