Social theories of risk and uncertainty : an introduction /
edited by Jens O. Zinn.
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2008.
- x, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.
Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O`Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn.