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Ulrich Beck : an introduction to the theory of second modernity and the risk society / Mads P. SØrensen and Allan Christiansen.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sørensen, Mads Peter, author.
Contributor:
Christiansen, Allan.
Series:
Routledge Advances in Sociology
Routledge advances in sociology ; 74
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Beck, Ulrich, 1944---Political and social views.
Beck, Ulrich.
Social change.
Civilization, Modern.
Risk perception.
Risk-taking (Psychology).
Social sciences--Philosophy.
Social sciences.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (209 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Since the 1980s, Ulrich Beck has worked extensively on his theories of second modernity and the risk society. In Ulrich Beck, Mads P. Sørensen and Allan Christiansen provide an extensive and thorough introduction to the German sociologist's collected works. The book covers his sociology of work, his theories of individualization, globalization and subpolitics, his world famous theory of the risk society and second modernity as well as his latest work on cosmopolitanism. Focusing on the theory outlined in Beck's chief work, Risk Society, and on his theory of second m
Contents:
Preface
Introduction and a short biography
Risk society : the return of uncertainty
The theory of second modernity : Ulrich Beck's diagnosis of contemporary modernity
Individualization : doomed to live a life of one's own
Globalization and cosmopolitanism : living in an interconnected world
Sociology, science, and politics in second modernity
The third industrial revolution: the end of full employment society
Critique of Ulrich Beck's sociology
Bibliography of Ulrich Beck.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-136-26358-6
1-283-58619-3
9786613898647
0-203-10792-6
1-136-26359-4
9780203107928
OCLC:
809686417

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