'The Politics of Risk Among London Prostitutes'

Day, Sophie E.. 2000. 'The Politics of Risk Among London Prostitutes'. In: Pat Caplan, ed. Risk Revisited. London: Pluto, pp. 29-59. ISBN 978-0745314631 [Book Section]

No full text available

Abstract or Description

Looking at the concept of risk from a cross-cultural perspective, the contributors challenge the Eurocentric frameworks within which notions of risk are more commonly considered. They argue that perceptions of danger, and sources of anxiety, are far more socially and culturally constructed – and far more contingent – than risk theorists generally admit. Topics covered include prostitutes in London; AIDS in Tanzania; the cease-fire in Northern Ireland; the volcanic eruptions in Montserrat; modernisation in Amazonia; and the BSE scare in Britain.

Item Type:

Book Section

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Anthropology

Dates:

DateEvent
2000Published

Item ID:

11762

Date Deposited:

22 Jun 2015 10:16

Last Modified:

16 Jun 2017 11:12

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/11762

Edit Record Edit Record (login required)