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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- 1944-05-15
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- 2015-01-01
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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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1944 births2015 deathsAcademics of the London School of EconomicsAcademic staff of LMU MunichAcademic staff of the University of MünsterBiography articles needing translation from German WikipediaEnvironmental sociologistsFamily sociologistsGerman male writersGerman philosophers of technologyGerman sociologistsLMU Munich alumni