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Risk in Social Science
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1. Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn: The Emergence of Risk in Social Science 2. Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby: Risk as an Interdisciplinary Research Area 3. Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby: The Challenge of (Managing) New Risks 4. Hazel Kemshall: Crime and Risk 5. Nick Pidgeon, Peter Simmons, and Karen Henwood: Risk, Environment, and Technology 6. John Tulloch: Risk, Everyday Life, and Leisure Time 7. Jane Lewis and Sophie Sarre: Risk and Intimate Relationships 8. Andy Alaszewski: Health and Risk 9. Sarah Vickerstaff: Risk, the Life Course, Youth, and Old Age 10. Bridget Hutter: Risk, Regulation, and Mangement 11. David Abbott, Anwen Jones, and Deborah Quilgars: Social Inequality and Risk 12. Graham Murdock, Jenny Kitzinger, and Emma Hughes: The Media and Risk 13. Peter Taylor-Gooby: Social and Public Policy

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.

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  1. Peter Taylor-Gooby and Jens O. Zinn: The Emergence of Risk in Social Science 2. Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby: Risk as an Interdisciplinary Research Area 3. Jens O. Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby: The Challenge of (Managing) New Risks 4. Hazel Kemshall: Crime and Risk 5. Nick Pidgeon, Peter Simmons, and Karen Henwood: Risk, Environment, and Technology 6. John Tulloch: Risk, Everyday Life, and Leisure Time 7. Jane Lewis and Sophie Sarre: Risk and Intimate Relationships 8. Andy Alaszewski: Health and Risk 9. Sarah Vickerstaff: Risk, the Life Course, Youth, and Old Age 10. Bridget Hutter: Risk, Regulation, and Mangement 11. David Abbott, Anwen Jones, and Deborah Quilgars: Social Inequality and Risk 12. Graham Murdock, Jenny Kitzinger, and Emma Hughes: The Media and Risk 13. Peter Taylor-Gooby: Social and Public Policy

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.

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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.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.

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About the Author

Peter Taylor-Gooby is at Professor of Social Policy, University of Kent. Jens O. Zinn is at Research Fellow, University of Kent.

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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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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Published
5th October 2006
Pages
312
ISBN
9780199285969

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