Introduction: The Contribution of Sociology to the Discourse on Risk and Uncertainty

Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty: An Introduction

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-17

  Zinn, Jens O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptualization of risk; Contribution of sociology to discourse on risk and uncertainty; Historical development of the notion of "risk"; Risk discourse and theorizing linked to historical constellations; Sociological contribution to interdisciplinary risk research; Sociological streams of theorizing risk and uncertainty; Sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty by drawing attention to different dimensions; Why theorize risk and uncertainty?

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EID: 84889444159     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444301489.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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