Ulrich Beck an introduction to the theory of second modernity and the risk society

Since the 1980s, Ulrich Beck has worked extensively on his theories of second modernity and the risk society. In Ulrich Beck, Mads P. Sørensen and Allan Christiansen provide an extensive and thorough introduction to the German sociologist's collected works. The book covers his sociology of work...

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Otros Autores: SØrensen, Mads Peter., author (author), Christiansen, Allan (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge 2013.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Routledge advances in sociology ; 74
Routledge Advances in Sociology
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798255906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction and a short biography
  • Risk society : the return of uncertainty
  • The theory of second modernity : Ulrich Beck's diagnosis of contemporary modernity
  • Individualization : doomed to live a life of one's own
  • Globalization and cosmopolitanism : living in an interconnected world
  • Sociology, science, and politics in second modernity
  • The third industrial revolution: the end of full employment society
  • Critique of Ulrich Beck's sociology
  • Bibliography of Ulrich Beck.