Looking Back at the Sociological Work of Ulrich Beck

Abstract

This article is dedicated to assessing the theoretical legacy of German sociologist Ulrich Beck (1944-2015). Special attention is paid to the following concepts: risk society, risk, first and second modernity, reflexive modernization, individualization, social systems, sub-politics.

Keywords

• risk society
• first and second modernity
• reflexive modernization
• individualization
• social systems
• sub-politics.