Risk and Everyday Life

by John Tolloch, John Tulloch, Deborah Lupton, et al.

Book Overview

Risk and Everyday Life examines how people respond to, experience and think about risk as part of their everyday lives.

Bringing together original empirical research and sociocultural theory, the authors examine how people define risk and what risks they see as affecting them, for example in relation to immigration, employment and family life. They emphasise the need to take account of the cultural dimensions of risk and risk-taking...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761947590
• ISBN13: 9780761947592
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"