Name: Sociologia del Riesgo (in Spanish)
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Author: David Le Breton
ISBN: 9789878451374

portada Sociologia del Riesgo (in Spanish)

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Synopsis "Sociologia del Riesgo (in Spanish)"

Toda existencia es una permanente asunción de riesgo, reflejo de nuestras fragilidades físicas y psicológicas. Sin embargo, nuestras sociedades tecnológicas parecen generar nuevos tipos de riesgos y crecientes preocupaciones entre las poblaciones. De esa constatación nació, en la década de 1980, una sociología del riesgo que explora esas zonas de fracturas de confianza y de fragilidad. Así, un enfoque sociológico diferente vino a enriquecerla, puesto que se interesa por las conductas de riesgos individuales y por sus significaciones. Sobre la base del análisis de numerosos ejemplos concretos, este libro de David Le Breton elabora un panorama de investigaciones desarrolladas y de saberes constituidos en los últimos diez años en torno a la noción de riesgo, que a partir de entonces es una cuestión tanto social como política, económica, jurídica e, incluso, ética.

David Le Breton

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David Le Breton (Le Mans, France, 1953) is a prominent French sociologist and anthropologist, known for his deep exploration of human corporeality and its relationship with society and culture. He is a professor at the University of Strasbourg and a member of the University Institute of France.

His work covers topics such as pain, silence, the face, walking, and risk behaviors, with a particular focus on the experience of the body in modernity. Le Breton has written more than 20 books, many of which have been translated into various languages. Among his most influential titles are Anthropology of the Body and Modernity, The Sociology of the Body, Silence, Anthropology of Pain, and In Praise of Walking.

In his studies, Le Breton argues that "we do not have a body, we are our body," highlighting the importance of corporeality as a constitutive element of identity and human experience. Additionally, he has critically addressed the impact of technology and social networks on the perception of the body and mental health, warning about the risks of a "seated humanity" that reduces the joy of living.
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His interdisciplinary approach and his ability to connect anthropology with philosophical and social reflection have established David Le Breton as a key figure in contemporary studies on the body and subjectivity.

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