In the arena of extreme sports, BASE jumping is among the most dangerous. BASE jumpers leap from fixed objects such as bridges, skyscrapers and cliffs, and freefall for several seconds before parachuting back to earth. Men On The Edge offers a wide-ranging sociological analysis of gender and voluntary risk taking as it unfolds in the context of BASE jumping. This book challenges highly individualistic accounts of voluntary risk taking and extends early attempts to explain the gendered participation in the sport by drawing on wider debates about modernization, individualization, community formation, gender relations and the sociology of the everyday.
| ISBN: | 9781552665220 |
| Publication date: | 12th December 2012 |
| Author: | Caitlin Forsey |
| Publisher: | Fernwood an imprint of Fernwood Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 128 pages |
| Series: | Basics |
| Genres: |
Gender studies, gender groups |
In the arena of extreme sports, BASE jumping is among the most dangerous. BASE jumpers leap from fixed objects such as bridges, skyscrapers and cliffs, and freefall for several seconds before parachuting back to earth.
Men On the Edge features in the following genres: Gender studies, gender groups
Paperback. £16.16, down from the £17.95 cover price. Not Available.
Men On the Edge was written by Caitlin Forsey and published by Fernwood an imprint of Fernwood Publishing
Men On the Edge has 128 pages
Yes it is part of Basics series
£16.16, reduced from £17.95. Not Available.