Education and the Risk Society Theories, Discourse and Risk Identities in Education contexts

Sociological and anthropological literature has examined how contemporary western society has become a “risk society.” Education and the Risk Society is the first volume to explore this seminal concept through the lens of education. Drawing on a theoretical literature that has great potential as a l...

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Other Authors: Bialostok, Steven (Editor), Whitman, Robert (Editor), Bradley, William (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Rotterdam SensePublishers 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:Context of Education
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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