Social theories of risk and uncertainty an introduction /

Social theories of risk and uncertainty an introduction / [electronic resource] : edited by Jens O. Zinn. - Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008. - x, 252 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.

Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O'Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Risk--Sociological aspects.
Risk perception.
Risk--Social aspects.
Uncertainty--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

HM1101 / .S64 2008

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