Who to trust? Giving birth in the risk society

Alphia Possamai-Inesedy; Bruce Curtis; Steve Matthewman; Tracey McIntosh

Who to trust? Giving birth in the risk society

Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Bruce Curtis, Steve Matthewman, Tracey McIntosh

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Abstract

Since the release of Ulrich Beck's Risk Society, the intervening years have provided us with enough examples of the centrality of risk in contemporary societies to cast Beck as a visionary. The expeditious progression of globalization increases the number of examples, with environmental, economic and health dilemmas becoming permanent backgrounds to our everyday life. This 'climate of risk' presses in on our daily activities, and as reflexive individuals we are aware of how it impacts on our relations with the self, with others and with society as a whole. It seems that we have become experts in adapting to these risks, whether this is through active engagement, resigned acceptance or simply denial (Giddens, 1991). The following article examines these contentions through the context of childbirth practices within Australia through two case studies.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	TASA & SAANZ Joint Conference 2007 : Public Sociologies : Lessons and Trans-Tasman Comparisons, 4-7 December 2007, Auckland, New Zealand
Publisher	University of Auckland
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	9782868691145
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	Australian Sociological Association. Conference,Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand. Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2007 → …

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Conference	Australian Sociological Association. Conference,Sociological Association of Aotearoa New Zealand. Conference
Period	1/01/07 → …

Keywords

childbirth
childbirth at home
risk
cholestasis
Australia
case studies

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