1st ed. 2020 edition
by Jens O. Zinn (Author)
This book outlines and systematises findings from a growing body
of research that examines the different rationales, dimensions and
dynamics of risk-taking in current societies; providing insight into the
different motivations and social roots of risk-taking to advance
scholarly debates and improve social regulation.
Conceptually,
the book goes beyond common approaches which problematise socially
undesirable risk-taking, or highlight the alluring character of
risk-taking. Instead, it follows a broadly interpretivist approach and
engages in examining motives, control, routinisation, reflexivity,
skills, resources, the role of identity in risk-taking and how these are
rooted in and framed by different social forces.
Zinn draws on
qualitative studies from different theoretical and conceptual
backgrounds such as phenomenology, hermeneutics, pragmatism, feminism,
class analysis, theory of practice and discourse analysis among others,
to outline key distinctions and concepts central to the understanding of
risk-taking.
It will be a key resource for everyone who is
concerned with the understanding and management of risk-taking in all
kinds of social domains, such as immigration, youth, leisure sports,
crime, health, finance, and social policy.
