Risk Society Towards a New Modernity |
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| Author:
| Beck, Ulrich |
| Series title: | Published in Association with Theory, Culture and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-8345-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1992 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Underpinning this examination of Western societies 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.
Underpinning this examination of Western societies 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.