Constructing risk and safety in technological practice /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Jane Summerton and Boel Berner.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 200 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge advances in sociology ;
Volume Designation
4
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Constructing risk and safety in technological practice: an introduction -- Interpreting accidents -- The ultimate challenge for risk technologies: controlling the accidental -- Narratives of trust in constructing risk and danger: interpretations of the Swissair 111 crash -- Resituating your data: understanding the human contribution to accidents -- Defining risks -- ~Talking diesel~: negotiating and contesting environmental risks of automobility in Sweden.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book discusses the construction of risk and safety within a variety of empirical contexts where technologies and their risk are debated and handled by individuals, groups or organizations.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Constructing risk and safety in technological practice.