Braz. political sci. rev.2024;18(2):e0004.
Permanent Distortions in Times of Pandemic and Social Disruption: A New Risk Society on the Horizon
DOI: 10.1590/1981-3821202400020004
(Prins, Nomi. Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever. New York: PublicAffairs, 2022)
In the mid-1980s, the German sociologist Ulrich Beck penned his seminal work, warning about the emergence of what he called the ‘Risk Society’ (BECK, 1992). This concept challenged the prevailing generational, cultural, social, and economic paradigms of the time. This era marked the widespread adoption of new technologies across all facets of life, the definitive entry of women into the workforce, and the onset of collective concern for environmental issues.
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