- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. (17 July 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 030433751X
- ISBN-13: 978-0304337514
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 618,104 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Safety has become one of the fundamental preoccupations of the 1990s. In a world obsessed with abuse, stranger danger, disease and environmental damage, people are constantly told that they are at risk, and urged to take greater precautions and seek more protection. An in-depth consideration of the crime, health and safety scares which have come to dominate people's lives, this text argues that the current preoccupation with safety and survival reflects an outlook of low expectation. The book critically examines the roots and the consequences of contemporary risk consciousness, favouring the view that humans are capable of confronting problems and taking risks.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sociologist Furedi cuts through the myths present is society today and demonstrates how our preoccupation with safety is holding us back.
A compelling analysis which is as much a plea for humanity as it is a critique of the post-modern and neo-conservative ideology spouted by the modern "left".
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Explaining America's Current Obsessions
1 July 1999
Format:Paperback
Kids' bike-riding is at an all-time low thanks to obsessions about safety. Every time I read a news-item like this I think of this book. Written in 1997, it was one of the first to identify that we have become too fearful of taking risks and that this has terrible consequences. What's even more impressive is that, unlike some superficial accounts which link these fears with technology or environmental hazards or fads, Furedi instead develops an argument which ties them to our lack of consensus on values. The book is full of American and European examples, and it's written in a lively style.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Very Valuable Contribution
16 Jun 2003
Format:Paperback
I am writing primarily to respond to the Chicago reviewer who found this book less valuable than Barry Glassner's book of the same title and the work of Philip Jenkins. Glassner probably writes better than Furedi, but he's not a better thinker. Glassner's book has received a lot of attention, and it probably deserves it, but it isn't all that profound a work. Furedi, on the other hand, even though he probably pushes his argument too far (i.e., dismisses as fear mongering some things that are probably not), is much richer in his analysis. Jenkins, I must say, I find a bit irritating - at least based on his book on terrorism. While he has obviously done his homework and knows a great deal about the subject, he really doesn't end up saying very much of use.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Valuable insights burdened by uninspired writing
1 Oct 1997
Format:Paperback
The author examines a topic that arguably will determine the definition and achievement of "progress". Unfortunately, his style makes reading a chore.
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