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Judith Green
Risk And Misfortune [PDF ebook]
The Social Construction Of Accidents

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There has been a growing sociological interest in both risk and its management, and with how we cope with the uncertainties of late 20th- century life. Understanding accidents is the key to understanding the risk society, for accidents are both the paradigmatic challenge for risk technologies to predict the apparently unpredictable and the ultimate

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● Pagine 232 ● ISBN 9781000657203 ● Casa editrice Taylor and Francis ● Pubblicato 2020 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7996049 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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