Risk
Risk (second edition) is a fully revised and expanded update of a highly-cited, influential and well-known book. It reviews the three major approaches to risk in social and cultural theory, devoting a chapter to each one. These approaches were first identified and described by Deborah Lupton in the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge
2013.
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| Edition: | Second edition |
| Series: | Key Ideas
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798243606719 |
| Summary: | Risk (second edition) is a fully revised and expanded update of a highly-cited, influential and well-known book. It reviews the three major approaches to risk in social and cultural theory, devoting a chapter to each one. These approaches were first identified and described by Deborah Lupton in the original edition and have since become widely used as a categorisation of risk perspectives.The first draws upon the work of Mary Douglas to articulate the 'cultural/symbolic' perspective on risk. The second approach is that of the 'risk society' perspective, based on the writings |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (275 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135090319 9780203070161 9781135090326 |
