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risk society

manner in which modern society organizes in response to risk
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risk society

Summary

risk society is a sociological concept[1]. It draws 251 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #28 of 51).[2]

Key Facts

  • risk society's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[3].
  • risk society's instance of is recorded as sociological theory[4].
  • risk society is a type of sociological terminology[5].
  • risk society's different from is recorded as Risk Society[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include sociological concept[3] and sociological theory[4]. risk society is a type of sociological terminology[5].

Why It Matters

risk society draws 251 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #28 of 51).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_risk-society_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{risk society}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/risk-society}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → sociological terminology
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → sociological concept, sociological theory
    Different from → Risk Society
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15567, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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