The natural and the social : uncertainty, risk, change
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The natural and the social : uncertainty, risk, change
（An introduction to the social science : understanding social change, 2）
Routledge in association with The Open University, 2000
- : [hc.]
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Published by Routledge, written and produced by The Open University
Series number from "DD100 Book 2" on back cover
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: [hc.] ISBN 9780415222891
Description
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. The Natural and the Social draws on insights from across the social sciences to examine the changing character of these interrelations between society and nature. Individual chapters look in depth at genes, environments and human development, medical practices and health, and the management of environmental risk. Throughout students are encouraged to draw on their own experiences to understand the theoretical and practical problems of living in this new natural-and-social world. This exciting and original text will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand more clearly the role and limitations of technological and scientific progress in contemporary society.
Table of Contents
1. Human nature Steve Hinchliffe and Judith Greene 2. Whose health is it anyway? Brenda Smith and David Goldblatt 3. Nature for Sale? Sue Himmelweit and Roberto Simonetti 4. Living with risk: the unnatural geography of environmental crises Steve Hinchliffe
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: pbk ISBN 9780415222907
Description
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. The Natural and the Social draws on insights from across the social sciences to examine the changing character of these interrelations between society and nature. Individual chapters look in depth at genes, environments and human development, medical practices and health, and the management of environmental risk. Throughout students are encouraged to draw on their own experiences to understand the theoretical and practical problems of living in this new natural-and-social world. This exciting and original text will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand more clearly the role and limitations of technological and scientific progress in contemporary society.
Table of Contents
1. Human Nature Steve Hinchliffe and Judith Greene 2. Whose Health is it Anyway? Brenda Smith and David Goldblatt 3. Nature for Sale? Sue Himmelweit and Roberto Simonetti 4. Living with Risk: The unnatural geography of environmental crises Steve Hinchliffe
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