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Ulrich Beck
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Ulrich Beck was a German sociologist who became influential for his ideas about modern risks and uncertainties in contemporary society. His work matters because it shaped how scholars and policymakers understand challenges like environmental threats and technological dangers that affect entire populations.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 15 May 1944
- Died
- 1 Jan 2015
- Works
- 125
Top works
- Das ganz normale Chaos der Liebe
- Weder Sozialtechnologie noch Aufklärung?
- In vertrouwen leven
- リスク化する日本社会
- ʻOlam ḥadash yafeh
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1970-07-08
Discography
- Bek's a Loser1991
- Golden Feelings1993
- Stereopathetic Soulmanure1994
- Mellow Gold1994
- One Foot in the Grave1994
- Odelay1996
- Mutations1998
- Midnite Vultures1999
- Sea Change2002
- Guero2005
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 5
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- An Inventory for Measuring Depression
· 1961 · cited 28,073x
- A smooth particle mesh Ewald method
· 1995 · cited 21,189x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
- Radiotherapy plus Concomitant and Adjuvant Temozolomide for Glioblastoma
· 2005 · cited 18,383x
- Multilineage Potential of Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
· 1999 · cited 15,808x
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Ulrich Beck ( German: [bɛk]; 15 May 1944 – 1 January 2015) was a German sociologist, and one of the most cited social scientists in the world during his lifetime. His work focused on questions of uncontrollability, ignorance and uncertainty in the modern age, and he coined the terms "risk society" and "second modernity" or "reflexive modernization". He also tried to overturn national perspectives that predominated in sociological investigations with a cosmopolitanism that acknowledges the interconnectedness of the modern world. He was a professor at LMU Munich and also held appointments at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) in Paris, and at the London School of Economics.
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