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ItemUnderstanding risk and old age in western society(Emerald, 2007-03-06)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of “risk” in relation to old age. Ideas are explored linked with what has been termed as the “risk society” and the extent to which it has become part of the organizing ground of how we define and organise the “personal” and “social spaces” in which to grow old in western modernity. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical paper in three parts, including: an introduction to the relevance and breakdown in trust relations; a mapping out of the key assumptions of risk society; and examples drawn from social welfarism to consolidate an understanding of the contructedness of old age in late modernity. Findings Part of this reflexive response to understanding risk and old age is the importance of recognising self‐subjective dimensions of emotions, trust, biographical knowledge and resources. Originality/value This discussion provides a critical narrative to the importance and interrelatedness of the sociology of risk to the study of old age.
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ItemThe Biographical Approach - A Better Way to Understand Behaviour in Health and Illness?(Cambridge University Press, 2005)
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ItemRisk, Affect and Emotion(Freie Universität Berlin, 2006)
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ItemHeading into the Unknown - Everyday Strategies for Managing Risk and Uncertainty(Cambridge University Press, 2008)
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ItemUnderstanding Risk and Old Age in Western Society(Emerald Publishing, 2007)
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ItemCurrent Directions in Risk Research: New Developments in Psychology and Sociology(Wiley, 2006)This article reviews the main approaches to risk in psychology and sociology and considers recent developments. It shows that research continues from a wide range of perspectives. Some developments in psychological thinking have recently acknowledged the importance of the cultural framing of risk perceptions and responses and the positive power of emotions to manage uncertainties, while some streams of work in sociology have moved toward more individualist approaches. These converging processes open opportunities for cross-fertilization and for using insights from both disciplines in the development of research.