Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.
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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