{"product_id":"risk-and-society-david-denney-9780761947400","title":"Risk and Society","description":"What does it mean to live in  risk society′? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow does the idea of risk change how we live with each other? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be required reading for students of risk within the fields of Sociology, International Relations and Media, Culture and Communications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Denney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 076194740X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761947400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.98w x 0.51d","brand":"David Denney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45064504279295,"sku":"9780761947400","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e21e0e9-e44c-48ee-a5ee-ba8fc1af163e.jpg?v=1712124477","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/risk-and-society-david-denney-9780761947400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}