It is now sociological common sense to declare that in everyday life largenumbers of people approach matters of work family life trust and friendshipwith risk c... » 

It is now sociological common sense to declare that in everyday life largenumbers of people approach matters of work family life trust and friendshipwith risk constantly in mind this book the first multidisciplinaryapproach to risk provides an introductory overview of this phenomenon.Iain Wilkinson outlines contrasting sociological theories of risk andsummarizes some of the principle discoveries of empirical research conductedinto the ways people perceive experience and respond to a world of danger. Italso examines some of the moral concerns and political interests that featurein this area study.Designed to equip readers not only with the sociological means to debate thehuman consequences of our contemporary culture of risk but also with thecritical resources to evaluate the significance this holds for currentsociology this book provides a perfectly pitched undergraduate introduction tothe topic. «