UNDERSTANDING THE RISK SOCIETY

2014
ISBN: 978-0-230-55532-7
Verlag: Macmillan Education

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Book, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 320 g

In this penetrating account of the impacts of risk on everyday life, Gabe Mythen provides a theoretically informed overview of the regulation of crime and security in a globalized world. By explicating the relationships between risk and crime, security and justice, the text applies risk to specific incidents and events, scrutinizing social processes and cultural practices, and illumining some of the central social and political issues of the modern age. Extending across a range of domains – including law, the environment, media and politics – Mythen embarks on a conceptual and critical exploration of risk theory. In doing so, his incisive text presents both a critical evaluation of the efficacy of competing perspectives on risk, and an authoritative appraisal of the place of risk within the social sciences.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mythen, Gabriel

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. The Turn to Risk.- 2. Theorizing Risk.- 3. Crime, Risk and Governance.- 4. Fear, Victimization and the Media.- 5. Terrorism, Risk and Regulation.- 6. The Environment, Risk and Harm.- 7. Contesting Risk.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Gabe Mythen is Reader in Sociology at the University of Liverpool, UK.