Risk in Social Science

Peter Taylor-Gooby, Jens Zinn

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Publisher's Synopsis

Intended for students and scholars from the social sciences, this is an introduction to work on risk. It discusses the basic issues in risk research, and examines some of the key themes in this field, looking at topics such as the media, crime, the environment, and social inequality.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780199285952
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Imprint:	Oxford University Press
Pub date:	15 Oct 2006
DEWEY:	302.12
DEWEY edition:	22
Number of pages:	292
Weight:	598g
Height:	234mm
Width:	156mm
Spine width:	25mm