Beck's risk society and individualisation
Beck argues late modernity creates 'risk society': manufactured risks (environmental, technological) replace natural risks; individualism increases as traditional structures lose power.
Real World
Climate change is Beck's quintessential manufactured risk: it is a direct product of industrial capitalism, crosses all national borders, and cannot be insured against — unlike the localised natural disasters of pre-modern societies.
Exam Focus
Contrast Beck's 'manufactured' risk with pre-modern 'natural' risk to demonstrate evaluative depth; this comparison is a common marker of top-band responses.
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