by Steve Hinchliffe, Kath Woodward · Routledge · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780415329705
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«The Natural and the Social: Uncertainty, Risk, Change» is the social sciences book edited by Steve Hinchliffe and Kath Woodward (Routledge, paperback).
The book starts from the idea that the separation between nature and society is unsustainable and analyzes how environmental changes affect everyday life, bodies and even genes. With contributions from sociology, economics, geography and psychology, it devotes chapters to genetics, human development, medical practices and environmental risk management. It also proposes looking at one's own experiences to understand the problems of inhabiting a «natural-social» world and to assess the real scope of scientific and technological progress.
Volume 2 of the Understanding Social Change series. Second edition published in 2004; text in English.
Aimed at students and readers of social sciences interested in the environment, sociology and the role of science in society.
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