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The Natural and the Social
Open University
其他書名
Uncertainty, Risk, Change
出版Psychology Press, 2000
主題Business & Economics / Decision-Making & Problem SolvingNature / EcologyScience / Life Sciences / Genetics & GenomicsScience / Philosophy & Social AspectsSocial Science / Sociology / General
ISBN04152228939780415222891
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Wr2hy2sm4ZYC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In a world in which our control over the environment has proved illusory even as our ability to manipulate nature - both our own and that of other species - grows, the distinction between the natural and the social is becoming ever more blurred. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. This text draws on insights from across the social sciences - from psychology, economics, geography as well as sociology - to examine the changing character of these interrelations between society and nature. It examines particularly genes and identity, medical practices and health, market solutions to environmental problems and the management of risk. Throughout students are encouraged also to draw on their own experiences to understand the theoretical and practical problems of living in this new natural-and-social world.