Edgework: The Sociology of Risk-Taking

This book will introduce the reader to the world of voluntary risk-taking, Lyng has been writing about what he calls edgework for the past decade and has.
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Edgework: The Sociology of Risk-Taking

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American Sociological Review 48 1: Han, S Theorizing new media: Reflexivity, knowledge, and the Web 2. Sociological Inquiry 80 2: Hier, S P Transformative democracy in the age of second modernity: Cosmopolitanism, communicative agency and the reflexive subject.

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New Media and Society 10 1: Katz, J The Seductions of Crime: Moral and Sensual Attractions in Doing Evil. Langer, E J The illusion of control.

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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Lash, S Reflexive modernization: Lash, S Reflexivity and its doubles: Structure, aesthetics, community , In: Stanford University Press , pp. Lyng, S Edgework: A social psychological analysis of voluntary risk taking. American Journal of Sociology The Sociology of Risk Taking. Oksala, J Anarchic bodies: Foucault and the feminist question of experience.

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University of California Press. Shalin, D Signing in the flesh: Smith gives the example of white-water kayaking, in which it is important to maintain control over fear so that the kayak will stay afloat and will be able navigate the hazards of the water it is traversing. This involves an acceptance of fear combined with confidence that one can act skilfully to avoid accident or death. The skills and expertise derived from leisure-based risk-taking practices may be employed to win success in the workplace.

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