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Risk in Social Science, Paperback by Taylor-Gooby, Peter (EDT); Zinn, Jens O. (EDT), ISBN 0199285969, ISBN-13 9780199285969, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This 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.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199285969

ISBN-139780199285969

eBay Product ID (ePID)54241195

Product Key Features

Number of Pages312 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameRisk in Social Science

Publication Year2006

SubjectDecision-Making & Problem Solving, Sociology / General, General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics

AuthorJens Zinn

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-018529

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal302.12

Table Of Content1: Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn: The Current Significance of Risk2: Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby: Risk as an Interdisciplinary Research Area3: Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby: The Challenge of (Managing) New Risks4: Hazel Kemshall: Crime and Risk5: Nick Pidgeon, Peter Simmons, and Karen Henwood: Risk, Environment, and Technology6: John Tulloch: Everyday Life and Leisure Time7: Jane Lewis and Sophie Sarre: Risk and Intimate Relationships8: Andy Alaszewski: Health and Risk9: Sarah Vickerstaff: Life Course, Youth, and Old Age10: Bridget Hutter: Risk, Regulation, and Management11: Anwen Jones, David Abbott, and Deborah Quilgars: Social Inequality and Risk12: Emma Hughes, Jenny Kitzinger and Graham Murdock: The Media and Risk13: Peter Taylor-Gooby: Social and Public Policy

SynopsisThis 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.The book discusses the basic issues in risk research, paying attention to the contributionsfrom different academic disciplines and reviewing debates in the recent literature. It then moves on to examine work on risk across the main areas of activity, discussing recent research andidentifying the themes that are currently subject to debate.The areas covered in substantive chapters are: Crime; the Environment; Everyday Life & Leisure Time; Family & Partnership; Health & Illness; Life Course, Youth and Old Age; Risk Regulation and Management; Social Inequality (covering gender, ethnicity, disability, and social class); Media; Social and Public Policy; as well as theoretical foundations and current issues in research., This 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., Accessible to students and scholars from across the social sciences, this is the first multi-disciplinary introduction to work on risk. Leading scholars discuss the basic issues in risk research, and examine some of the key themes in this expanding field, looking at topics as diverse as the media, crime, the environment, and social inequality.

LC Classification NumberHM1101