1st Edition
Insecure Times Living with Insecurity in Modern Society
248 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
Contributors, Preface, 1 Insecure times: conceptualising insecurity and security, PART I Generating insecurity, PART II Institutionalising insecurity, PART III Insecurity as lived experience, Bibliography, Index
Biography
The editors are lecturers at the University of Newcastle.
'Essential reading for students studying contemporary societies. Interesting and accessible for students and incorporates good case study material plus empirical analysis' - Jo Brayford, University of Plymouth
