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Language: English
Published by Taylor and Francis, 2004
- Hardcover
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- Title
- Edgework
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0415932165
- ISBN 13
- 9780415932165
- Item weight
- 687 grams
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.
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About the Author
Stephen Lyng is Professor of Sociology at Carthage College, and author (with David D. Franks) of Sociologyand the Real World.
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