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Social Contours of Risk
Earthscan 2005; US$ 199.95We live in a 'risk society' where the identification distribution and management of risks from new technology environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence. In The Social Contours of Risk Volumes I and II two of the world's leading and most influential analysts of the social dimensions of risk... more...
Social Contours of Risk
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 54.95The Social Contours of Risk Volume I: Publics, Risk Communication and the Social Amplification of Risk We live in a 'risk society' where the identification, distribution and management of risks, from new technology, environmental factors or other sources are crucial to our individual and social existence. In The Social Contours of Risk, Volumes I... more...
Risk in Social Science
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 48.99This book is designed as an introduction to recent social science work on risk and is intended primarily for students in sociology, social psychology, and psychology, although it will also be useful for those studying political science, government, public policy, and economics. It is written by leading experts actively involved in research in the field. more...
The Power of Looks
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 99.95Is it true that 'better looking' people have more social power? This book provides a fascinating insight into the social stratification of people based on looks - the artificial placement of people into greater and lesser power strata based on physical appearance. more...
Risk, Vulnerability and Everyday Life
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 45.95It is now sociological common sense to declare that, in everyday life, large numbers of people approach matters of work, family life, trust and friendship with 'risk' constantly in mind. This book, provides an introductory overview and critical assessment of this phenomenon. Iain Wilkinson outlines contrasting sociological theories of risk, and summarizes... more...
The Body and Society
SAGE Publications 2008; US$ 57.00Third edition of Bryan Turner's seminal text on the body and social theory. One of the biggest authors in the field today. more...
Animating Difference
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2010; US$ 18.99Animating Difference studies the way race, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender are portrayed in recent animated films from 1990 through the present. Ranging from Aladdin to Toy Story to Up, these popular films are key media through which children (and adults) learn about the world and how to behave. While racial and gender stereotypes may not be as obvious... more...
Embracing Risk
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 27.50For much of the twentieth century, industrialized nations addressed social problems, such as workers' compensation benefits and social welfare programs, in terms of spreading risk. But in recent years a new approach has emerged: using risk both as a way to conceive of and address social problems and as an incentive to reduce individual claims on collective... more...
Social Constructionism
Cambridge University Press 2010; US$ 38.00A critical and thematic survey of the diverse traditions and recent developments within contemporary social constructionism. more...









