Risk in social science / [edited by] Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn.

Other author Taylor-Gooby, Peter.
Other author Zinn, Jens.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxiii, 292 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Risk--Sociological aspects.
Risk management--Social aspects.

Contents The current significance of risk / Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn -- Risk as an interdisciplinary research area / Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby -- The challenge of (managing) new risks / Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby -- Crime and risk / Hazel Kemshall -- Risk, environment, and technology / Nick Pidgeon, Peter Simmons, and Karen Henwood -- Everyday life, and leisure time / John Tulloch -- Risk and intimate relationships / Jane Lewis and Sophie Sarre -- Health and risk / Andy Alaszewski -- Life course, youth, and old age / Sarah Vickerstaff -- Risk, regulation, and management / Bridget Hutter -- Social inequality and risk / anwen Jones, David Abbott, and Deborah Quilgars -- The media and risk / Emma Hughes, Jenny Kitzinger, and Graham Murdock -- Social and public policy : reflexive individualization and regulatory governance / Peter Taylor-Gooby.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2006018529
ISBN0199285950 (hb)
ISBN0199285969 (pb)
ISBN9780199285952
ISBN9780199285969