{"product_id":"risk-and-society-1","title":"Risk and Society","description":"\"…this is a very good book - an easy and informative read on a topic of immense complexity and very enjoyable.  The layout is excellent, with clear headings, a useful three-part structure and good-quality print.  …This book will undoubtedly find its market niche and become a ′good risk read′\".  -  \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Social Work 36 (3) 2006\n\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat does it mean to live in `risk society′? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow does the idea of risk change how we live with each other?  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk currently dominates individual and collective consciousness.  Globally, insecurity is related to terrorism, pollution, global epidemics and famine, yet smoking, sunlight and travel have also become major preoccupations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book provides a powerful and lucid account of risk in society today.  Denney critically examines the social construction of risk, by considering a range of social theories, addressing the literature and providing an authoritative guide to the key issues raised.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn analysis of the nature of risk to aspects of everyday life  – of the meanings which have been assigned to notions of risk – is also considered. Finally, global themes such as terrorism, global regulation governance and developments in international relations are examined.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book will be required reading for students of risk within the fields of Sociology, International Relations and Media, Culture and Communications.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54262840394072,"sku":"9780761947394","price":234.36,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/risk-and-society-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}