The Natural and the Social: Uncertainty, Risk and Change draws on insights from across the social sciences to examine the changing character of the interrelations between society and nature. Editor(s): Hinchliffe, Steve; Woodward, Kath. Series: Understanding Social Change. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 halftones and 6 tables; size: 246x189. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 186 x 10. Weight in Grams: 436. . 2004. 2nd. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Natural and the Social: Uncertainty, Risk, Change: Volume 2 (Understanding Social Change)
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2004
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415329701
ISBN 13: 9780415329705
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New

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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.

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