Claudine Burton-Jeangros is Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her research focuses on social inequalities in health, health trajectories and  interpretations of risks. Her most recent book is the co-edited volume Managing the Global Health Response to Epidemics: Social Science Perspectives (2019), with Mathilde Bourrier and Nathalie Brender. Her work has been published in journals such as Frontiers in Public Health, BMC Public Health, Sociology of Health & Illness, and Social Science & Medicine.

• 1. Introduction: Experiences of Health Risks.- 2. Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Ignorance around Health Risks.- 3. Anxiety, Fear, and Panic: The Role of Emotions in Prevention - 4. Social Practices and Health Risks.- 5. Moral Judgements Around Experiences of Health Risks.- 6. Social Structures as Determinants of Health Risks.- 7. Conclusion: Health and Risk in Social Contexts.

Claudine Burton-Jeangros is Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her research focuses on social inequalities in health, health trajectories and  interpretations of risks. Her most recent book is the co-edited volume Managing the Global Health Response to Epidemics: Social Science Perspectives (2019), with Mathilde Bourrier and Nathalie Brender. Her work has been published in journals such as Frontiers in Public Health, BMC Public Health, Sociology of Health & Illness, and Social Science & Medicine.

• 1. Introduction: Experiences of Health Risks.- 2. Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Ignorance around Health Risks.- 3. Anxiety, Fear, and Panic: The Role of Emotions in Prevention - 4. Social Practices and Health Risks.- 5. Moral Judgements Around Experiences of Health Risks.- 6. Social Structures as Determinants of Health Risks.- 7. Conclusion: Health and Risk in Social Contexts.

Claudine Burton-Jeangros is Professor of Sociology at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her research focuses on social inequalities in health, health trajectories and  interpretations of risks. Her most recent book is the co-edited volume Managing the Global Health Response to Epidemics: Social Science Perspectives (2019), with Mathilde Bourrier and Nathalie Brender. Her work has been published in journals such as Frontiers in Public Health, BMC Public Health, Sociology of Health & Illness, and Social Science & Medicine.

• 1. Introduction: Experiences of Health Risks.- 2. Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Ignorance around Health Risks.- 3. Anxiety, Fear, and Panic: The Role of Emotions in Prevention - 4. Social Practices and Health Risks.- 5. Moral Judgements Around Experiences of Health Risks.- 6. Social Structures as Determinants of Health Risks.- 7. Conclusion: Health and Risk in Social Contexts.