Pervasive prevention: a feminist reading of the rise of the security society
Auteur :
Pitch, Tamar
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780754675648
Date de publication :
28 mai 2010
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
`The Prevention Society' is a definition that can otherwise be summarized as: the information society, the risk society, the surveillance society or the insecure society. This book shows the connections and differences between these explanations, whilst providing a gender reading of the ways in which social control manifests itself through precautionary measures.