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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. Introduction / Scott Lash And Brian Wynne -- Part I: Living On The Volcano Of Civilization: The Contours Of The Risk Society. On The Logic Of Wealth Distribution And Risk Distribution ; The Politics Of Knowledge In The Risk Society -- Part Ii: The Individualization Of Social Inequality: Life Forms And The Demise Of Tradition. Beyond Status And Class? ; 'i Am I': Gendered Space And Conflict Inside And Outside The Family ; Individualization, Institutionalization And Standardization: Life Situations And Biographical Patterns ; Destandardization Of Labor -- Part Iii: Reflexive Modernization: On The Generalization Of Science And Politics. Science Beyond Truth And Enlightenment? ; Opening Up The Political. Ulrich Beck ; Translated By Mark Ritter. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [237]-249) And Index.

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Author

Beck, Ulrich, 1944-2015

Publisher

SAGE Publications, Incorporated

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803983465

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology

Rating

3.78 / 5 (315 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14