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Written by leading experts in the field, Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty is an introduction to mainstream theorizing on risk and uncertainty in sociology. - Provides an overview of the historical developments and conceptual aspects of risk - Identifies why theorizing on risk is necessary and highlights specific sociological contributions to this field of research - Explores key topics including risk society and reflexive modernization, culture and risk, governmentality and risk, systems theory and risk, and edgework and voluntary risk taking - Offers a comprehensive look at the promises, pitfalls, and perspectives of risk theorizing

Sociological theory building --- Affective and dynamic functions --- Social psychology --- Risk --- Risk perception. --- Uncertainty --- Risque --- Perception du risque --- Incertitude --- Sociological aspects. --- Social aspects --- Aspect sociologique --- Aspect social --- Social aspects. --- 316.323.9 --- Postmoderne maatschappij. Sociologie van het postmodernisme --- 316.323.9 Postmoderne maatschappij. Sociologie van het postmodernisme --- Risk perception --- Economics --- Probabilities --- Profit --- Risk-return relationships --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Perception --- Reasoning --- Sociology of risk --- Sociology of uncertainty --- Sociology --- Sociological aspects --- Risk - Sociological aspects --- Risk - Social aspects --- Uncertainty - Social aspects

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This book outlines and systematises findings from a growing body of research that examines the different rationales, dimensions and dynamics of risk-taking in current societies; providing insight into the different motivations and social roots of risk-taking to advance scholarly debates and improve social regulation. Conceptually, the book goes beyond common approaches which problematise socially undesirable risk-taking, or highlight the alluring character of risk-taking. Instead, it follows a broadly interpretivist approach and engages in examining motives, control, routinisation, reflexivity, skills, resources, the role of identity in risk-taking and how these are rooted in and framed by different social forces. Zinn draws on qualitative studies from different theoretical and conceptual backgrounds such as phenomenology, hermeneutics, pragmatism, feminism, class analysis, theory of practice and discourse analysis among others, to outline key distinctions and concepts central to the understanding of risk-taking. It will be a key resource for everyone who is concerned with the understanding and management of risk-taking in all kinds of social domains, such as immigration, youth, leisure sports, crime, health, finance, and social policy.

Social sciences-Philosophy. --- Sociological Theory. --- Social Theory. --- Sociology of Culture. --- Risk perception. --- Awareness, Risk --- Risk awareness --- Perception --- Sociology. --- Social sciences—Philosophy. --- Culture. --- Cultural sociology --- Culture --- Sociology of culture --- Civilization --- Popular culture --- Social theory --- Social sciences --- Social aspects --- Social philosophy --- Philosophy.

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Understanding and managing risk and uncertainty is a central task in contemporary societies characterised by rapid social, technological and environmental change. This book presents research approaches used by scholars who all share a passion to gain new insights in how individuals, organisations and societies approach uncertain futures and their potential dangers. The contributions illustrate the usefulness of particular methods and methodologies for researching risk in order to advance the understanding and management of social, technological and environmental challenges. With research strategies and approaches from sociology, psychology, history, linguistics, anthropology, and gender studies, Researching Risk and Uncertainty provides guidance and inspiration to students and scholars across a range of disciplines interested in risk, disaster and social crisis.

Social sciences --- Ethnography. --- Sociolinguistics. --- Methodology of the Social Sciences. --- Cultural anthropology --- Ethnography --- Races of man --- Social anthropology --- Anthropology --- Human beings --- Language and languages --- Language and society --- Society and language --- Sociology of language --- Language and culture --- Linguistics --- Sociology --- Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) --- Methodology. --- Social aspects --- Sociological aspects --- Social sciences. --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Ethnology. --- Sociological Methods.

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This book investigates to what extent claims of common social science risk theories such as risk society, governmentality, risk and culture, risk colonisation and culture of fear are reflected in linguistic changes in print news media. The authors provide a corpus-based investigation of risk words in The New York Times (1987-2014) and a case study of the health domain. The book presents results from an interdisciplinary enterprise which combines sociological risk theories with a systematic functional theory of language to conduct an empirical analysis of linguistic patterns and social change. It will be of interest to students and scholars interested in corpus linguistics and digital humanities, and social scientists looking for new research strategies to examine long term social change.

Journalism --- Theory of knowledge --- Sociology of health --- Sociology --- Social medicine --- Mass communications --- kennis --- sociologie --- communicatie --- journalisten

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This book presents a case study of the proliferation of at risk-language in The Times news coverage from 1785 to 2009, illuminating the changing social experience of risk. Zinn presents an historical examination of the forces which have shaped the language of risk over time, and considers how linguistic developments in recent decades are underpinned by issues such as cultural and structural transformations, the management of infectious and chronic diseases and climate change. He also explores changes in the public sphere, including the production of the news. Based on an interdisciplinary research project which combines linguistic research tools with sociological analysis of the social contexts, the book contributes to a better understanding of how 'at risk' has become a defining feature of the UK in recent decades, and one which permeates all kinds of social domains. This research will be a point of reference for students and scholars engaging with risk studies from various disciplines including sociology, media studies, history and socio-linguistics. .

Sociology --- Mass communications --- Sociolinguistics --- History --- communicatie --- massamedia --- sociale geschiedenis --- sociolinguïstiek