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Social theories of risk and uncertainty : an introduction / edited by Jens O. Zinn

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Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
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x, 252 pages ; 24 cm
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Zinn, Jens

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Contents
Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O'Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn.
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ISBN
9781405153355 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1405153350 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781405153362 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1405153369 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-242) and index.
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