{"product_id":"risk-and-everyday-life-9780761947592","title":"Risk and Everyday Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eRisk and Everyday Life \u003c\/b\u003eexamines how people respond to, experience and think about risk as part of their everyday lives.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together original empirical research and sociocultural theory, the authors examine how people define risk and what risks they see as affecting them, for example in relation to immigration, employment and family life. They emphasise the need to take account of the cultural dimensions of risk and risk-taking to understand how risk is experienced as part of everyday life and consider the influence that gender, social class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, occupation, geographical location and nationality have on our perceptions and experience of risk. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the work of key theorists - Ulrich Beck, Scott Lash, and Mary Douglas - the authors examine and critique theories of risk in the light of their own research and presents case studies which show how notions of risk interact with day-to-day concerns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Lupton, John Tulloch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sage Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.32w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761947592\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTulloch, John:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - John Tulloch is Professor at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Cardiff\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLupton, Deborah:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDeborah Lupton\u003c\/b\u003e is SHARP professor in the Faculty of Arts \u0026amp; Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney, working in the Center for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Center and leading the Vitalities Lab. She is the author\/co-author of 17 books, the latest of which are \u003ci\u003eDigital Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Quantified Self\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2016), \u003ci\u003eDigital Health\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2017), \u003ci\u003eFat, 2nd edition\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2018), and \u003ci\u003eData Selves\u003c\/i\u003e (Polity, 2019). She is a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and holds an honorary doctor of social science degree awarded by the University of Copenhagen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sage Publications","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40130279669875,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_19d2fa51-4571-49d8-a658-0163af1d0a3f.jpg?v=1654089762","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/risk-and-everyday-life-9780761947592","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}