Some thoughts about Ulrich Beck

The name of Ulrich Beck is a hint of the publication of the Risky Society (1992). Two years later he published "Reflexive Modernization" (1994); "Rediscovering Politics" (1997); "What is Globalization" (2000); "The Cosmopolitan Manifesto" (2004).When it comes to social risk, we have to bear in mind that the risk has accompanied the whole story of man. With the advancement of man's technical abilities, he creates the impression that the risks in society are diminishing. Ulrich Beck believes that the more man conquers nature, the more mankind faces uncertainty. Because the boundaries in which one could hide from the dangers seemed to cease to exist.

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The end of the opportunities to distance themselves from threats to society, according to Beck, has led to its collusion in Chernobyl.The society that emerges from the underground society, Ulrich Beck calls "risky". According to him, at the end of the 20th century, it is precisely from an industrial to a risky society. The modernization destroys the laws of feudalism, and in the second half of the 20th century, the demolished former feudal society is transformed into an industrial one.How does the industrial society differ from the risky one?

Central to the present day was the society of wealth and the redistribution of public wealth. Until now, a new society is born, where the problem of redistribution of risks in society is central. If the class society (until the middle of the 20th century) had the ideal of achieving some kind of equality, today in the society of risk an ideal is the search for safety. If the motto of the industrial society is "I want to eat," today (the risky society) is "I'm afraid."Hazard Specifics:What does "risk" mean by Ulrich Beck? He defines three signs (the principle) that clarify the idea of ​​public risk: The risk is always created within a certain social system; the nature of the hazards is not accidental. The volume of risk is a function of the quality of social relations and processes. The degree of risk depends on the experts and the expert knowledge.