Reviews for The Risk Society and Beyond: Critical Issues for Social Theory

The average rating for The Risk Society and Beyond: Critical Issues for Social Theory based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-11-02 00:00:00 Gary Quinn A super interesting and in-depth book about how and why one's inner self might go about making changes to create a more fitting external self. It focuses on transgender issues, the decision to diet/lose weight and the decision to undergo cosmetic surgery. Heyes brings up a lot of really good points (like "nostalgia for the natural body") that made me seriously reconsider my beliefs and prejudices about beauty when weighed against the value of caring for oneself. "Dieting discourse elides mastering oneself and caring for oneself, insisting that the controlled and relentlessly self-disciplined persona is also the most ethically responsible, in Foucault's asketic sense." (85)

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-08 00:00:00 Patrick Chadd 6 stars