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Insecure Times: Living with Insecurity in Modern Society
Contributor(s): Hill, Michael (Editor), Vail, John (Editor), Wheelock, Jane (Editor)
ISBN: 041517094X     ISBN-13: 9780415170949
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $52.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 1999
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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.
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology - General
- Political Science | Political Economy
- Business & Economics | Insurance - General
Dewey: 368.400
LCCN: 99022355
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.78 lbs) 248 pages
 
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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.