Risk

by Deborah Lupton

We are now living in a 'risk' risk analysis, risk assessment and risk management are ever-expanding industries.
In this lively and engaging introduction to one of todays major sociocultural concepts, Deborah Lupton examines why risk has come to such prominence at this particular point in history. She traces how risk has been constructed over time from pre-modernity to the modern era and provides an introduction to the main theories surrounding the subject.^l Including examples of the ways in which risk is experienced in everyday life, Lupton covers a wide range of issues
* risk and culture
* sociocultural and scientific perspectives
* blame, danger and trust
* risk and pleasure.

Genres: Nonfiction, Anthropology

196 pages, Hardcover

First published May 5, 1999

Reviews

[Ole · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is really good. It`s a well written book.
And why is it so? What makes this book so different, from thousand others? Why does this book surpass those ridiculous academic writings, who appears to be written by idiots?

Because of it`s simpleness. The lack of pretenciousbullshit




Now, this man - is Ulrich Beck. The writer of the infamous Risk Society. Off course, people cling to idea that this man is a good writer. Which is false.

A mediocer writer, maybe. But that is irrelevant, when he fills the pages with mindless nonsense

Writing is about conveying information - communication

not about showing off how many big words you can put into your text.

I don`t like bad writers. Or academic writers

So, how is it that Deborah Lupton, can take Beck`s ideas (which he off course stole from somebody else...) and convey them better than mr. Beck himself?

Because she manages to leave out the pretencious bullshit that doesn`t belong there. She tells the truth, the way she sees it.

So yeah, great book. Great introduction to the field. Loved the part about Foucault - a terrific read. Never saw the connection between risk and governmentality untill I read this book.

If all academic writers wrote this way, my life as a student would be a whole lot easier. And the world would be a richer place

Imagine the day when an uneducated person, can pick up an academic text , and read it. Without a dictionary. It shouldn't be necessary to have a doctorates degree, just to read a simple article or book. This is a great example, that such a thing can be done.

[Jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really accessible and concise review of the ways risk is constructed in the modern (Western) world. Covers various perspectives, offers useful comparisons, and provides clear examples for some rather abstract and complex theory. It really helped me put different scholars and views into conversation with one another.

[D]

Risk and governmentality.