Ulrich Beck : An Introduction to the Theory of Second Modernity and the Risk Society

ISBN-13: 9780415693691 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 208 str.

Mads P. S. Rensen; Allan Christiansen

Opis

Since the 1980s, Ulrich Beck has worked extensively on his theories of second modernity and the risk society. This book provides an extensive and thorough introduction to the German sociologist's collected works.

Spis treści

Preface.  1. Introduction and a Short Biography  2. Risk Society: The Return of Uncertainty  3. The Theory of Second Modernity: Ulrich Beck’s Diagnosis of Contemporary Modernity  4. Individualization: Doomed to Live a Life of One’s Own  5. Globalization and Cosmopolitanism: Living in an Interconnected World  6. Sociology, Science and Politics in Second Modernity  7. The Third Industrial Revolution: The End of Full Employment Society  8. Critique of Ulrich Beck’s Sociology.  Bibliography of Ulrich Beck.