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Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity

by Ulrich Beck · 1986

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"Underpinning the analysis is the notion of the 'risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and distribution is related to the environmental impact as a totalizing, globalizing economy based on scientific and technical knowledge becomes more central to social organization and social conflict." — Publisher's description.

Subject
sociologyphilosophypoliticssocial sciencescience
Setting
college
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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