Grounding security family, insurance and the state
"This book examines some of the mechanisms which are currently conceived as affording individual security. The idea of security includes emotional and financial components. These interconnect so that such common concepts as 'trust' in someone and 'care taking' include both i...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate
c2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Law, justice, and power.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798096006719 |
| Sumario: | "This book examines some of the mechanisms which are currently conceived as affording individual security. The idea of security includes emotional and financial components. These interconnect so that such common concepts as 'trust' in someone and 'care taking' include both ideas of emotional and financial support. State policies on security rest on perceptions of two other institutions, the family and insurance, both of which are subject to change. At one time the extended family was seen as a major security-providing institution, but the contemporary nuclear family is more fragile. The concept of insurance originally entailed ideas of community and mutual aid; however, the institution has developed, in its modern private form, as a profit-driven entity. This book addresses various uses of state power in providing security for individuals, and outlines different ways in which this can be done."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (158 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138619838 9780833587473 9781351157049 9781351157025 9781281096784 9786611096786 9780754680499 |
