| Insecure Times: Living with Insecurity in Modern Society Contributor(s): Hill, Michael (Editor), Vail, John (Editor), Wheelock, Jane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415170931 ISBN-13: 9780415170932 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: "Insecure Times" systematically analyzes social and economic insecurity and its effect on a range of issues and institutions in Europe and North America, including: its causes, the role of the state, housing, and family life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Political Economy - Business & Economics | Insurance - General |
| Dewey: 368.400 |
| LCCN: 99022355 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.32" W x 9.44" (1.13 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At a time when families break up and employment is often short-term, society is increasingly forced to operate against a background of insecurity. Insecure Times looks at how this sense of risk and instability has affected the major institutions of social life. With examples and research taken from a range of European and North American societies today, this innovative text on contemporary society discusses such major issues as: * the causes of social and economic insecurity * insecurity and modern capitalism * the role of the state * insecurity and housing * contemporary family life. |