Risk, vulnerability and everyday life

• Main Author: Wilkinson, Iain, 1969-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, ©2010.
• Series: New sociology series.
• Subjects: Risk > Sociological aspects.; Risk.; PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

Providing an overview and commentary on ways in which sociologists seek to understand the 'risk society', this book equips readers with the means to debate human consequences, and the critical resources to evaluate their significance.

Table of Contents:

• Sociology in a world of risk
• The history of risk
• Risk and social theory
• Risk in social context
• The danger of risk
• Our futures at risk.