Risk and everyday life
The authors examine how people define risk and what risks they see as affecting them, for example in relation to immigration, employment and family life. They emphasise the need to take account of the cultural dimensions of risk and risk-taking to understand how risk is experienced as part of everyd...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Thousand Oaks :
Sage Publications
2003.
London ; Thousand Oaks : 2003. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798361306719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 - Introduction: Researching Risk and Everyday Life; 2 - Defining Risk; 3 - Risk and Border Crossings; 4 - Individualization, Risk Modernity and Biography: The Case of Work; 5 - Plural Rationalities: From Blitz to Contemporary Crime; 6 - Perceptions of Time and Place in a 'Risk Modern' City; Final Thoughts; References; Index
