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Edgework: The Sociology of Risk-Taking
Stephen Lyng
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.
312 pages, 5 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 26, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415932172 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 159 × 226 × 20 mm · 500 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Lyng, Stephen |
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