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- Book Title
- Edgework: The Sociology of Risk-Taking
- ISBN
- 9780415932172
- Subject Area
- Social Science
- Publication Name
- Edgework : the Sociology of Risk-Taking
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Subject
- Sociology / General
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Item Weight
- 20.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10
0415932173
ISBN-13
9780415932172
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30533190
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Edgework : the Sociology of Risk-Taking
Publication Year
2004
Subject
Sociology / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
20.9 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2004-008211
Reviews
"At last, a book that has taken the concept of edgework and developed it both theoretically and with reference to many and new areas of voluntary risk-taking. Every essay is fascinating and the collection as a whole is a sustained and focused sociological exploration of life on the edge. Not only a delight to read, but a genuine contribution to the discipline. This book will have a significant impact in many areas, from cultural studies and criminology to the sociology of emotions and the study of the 'risk society'." -- Pat O'Malley, Carleton University, author of Risk, Uncertainty and Government "At a time when governments seek more than ever before to regulate and restrict everyday social behavior, a book such as this one that concerns itself with the transgressing of boundaries and life on the edge will prove invaluable to both academics and students alike. This exciting collection is therefore timely and will serve to put the concept of edgework in front of a new generation of students in sociology, criminology, and cultural studies." -- Mike Presdee, University of Kent, author of Cultural Criminology and the Carnival of Crime and editor of Cultural Criminology Unleashed "Stephen Lyng's concept of edgework illuminates a wide range of social situations: it is sociology at the edge, the place where norms are negotiated and boundaries contested. It is a key concept in the sociology of risk and in the emerging cultural criminology. Lyng and his colleagues extend this analysis to the sociology of adventure, from drug use to the study of terrorism. This book is packed full of inspiration, and is an exhilarating read." -- Jock Young, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, author of The Exclusive Society
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
302/.12
Table Of Content
I. Introduction 1. Edgework and the Risk Taking Experience, Stephen Lyng II. Theoretical Advances in the Study of Edgework 2. Sociology at the Edge: Social Theory and Voluntary Risk Taking, Stephen Lyng, 3. Edgework: A Subjective and Structural Model of Negotiating Boundaries, Dragan Milovanovic, III. The Edgework Experience: Anarchy and Aesthetics,4. The Only Possible Adventure: Edgework and Anarchy, Jeff Ferrell,5. Edgework and the Aesthetic Paradigm: Resonances and High Hopes, David Courtney, IV. Group Variations in Edgework Practices: Gender, Age, and Class, . Gender and Emotion Management in the Stages of Edgework, Jennifer Lois, 7. Adolescents on the Edge: The Sensual Side of Delinquency, William J. Miller,V. Mainstreaming Edgework, 8. Adventure Without Risk is like Disneyland, Lori Holyfield, Lillian Jonas, and Anna Zajicek, 9. Financial Edgework: Trading in Market Currents, Charles W. Smith,VI. Historicizing Edgework, 10. Edgework and Insurance in Risk Societies: Some Notes on Victorian Lawyers and Mountaineers, Jonathan Simon, 11. On the Edge: Drugs and the Consumption of Risk in Late Modernity, Gerda Reith, VII. Edgework in the Academy, 12. Intellectual Risk Taking, Organizations, and Academic Freedom and Tenure, Gideon Sjoberg, 13. Doing Terrorism Research in the Dark Ages: Confessions of a Bottom Dog, Mark S. Hamm
Synopsis
What do skydiving, rock climbing, and downhill skiing have in common with stock-trading, unprotected sex, and sadomasochism? All are high risk pursuits. Edgework explores the world of voluntary risk-taking, investigating the seductive nature of pursuing peril and teasing out the boundaries between legal and criminal behavior; conscious and unconscious acts; sanity and insanity; acceptable risk and stupidity. The distinguished contributors to this collection profile high risk-takers and explore their experiences with risk through such topics as juvenile delinquency, street anarchism, sadomasochism, avant-garde art, business risks, and extreme sport., This book will introduce the reader to the world of voluntary risk-taking, investigating the seductive nature of pursuing peril and teasing out boundaries between legal and criminal behavior., What do skydiving, rock climbing, and downhill skiing have in common with stock trading, vandalism, unprotected sex and sadomasochism? All are high risk pursuits. This book will introduce the reader to the world of voluntary risk-taking, investigating the seductive nature of pursuing peril and teasing our boundaries between legal and criminal behavior, conscious and unconscious acts, sanity and insanity, and acceptable risk and stupidity.
LC Classification Number
BF637.R57E34 2004
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