Risk And Misfortune: The Social Construction Of Accidents
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- Synopsis
- There has been a growing sociological interest in both risk and its management, and with how we cope with the uncertainties of late 20th- century life. Understanding accidents is the key to understanding the risk society, for accidents are both the paradigmatic challenge for risk technologies to predict the apparently unpredictable and the ultimate
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 232 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781000672923
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781857285611, 9780429332012, 9781138176171
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 09/12/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Judith Green
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Medicine, Sociology
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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