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7 lut 2017 · This paper explores some of the ways in which the concept of edgework has been used and extended in sociology. It draws attention to the way in which people experience voluntary risk taking based upon social position and how this effects the construction of choice in risk-taking practice.
16 kwi 2021 · This article clarifies and revises the sociological theory of voluntary risk taking known as edgework. The concept has three distinct aspects: material practices, embodied experiences, and supporting structures.
29 mar 2021 · This article proposes a novel conceptual understanding of ‘edgework’ – a term denoting the voluntary embrace of risk – by drawing on the long-standing sociological tradition of character studies.
7 lut 2017 · This article proposes a novel conceptual understanding of ‘edgework’ – a term denoting the voluntary embrace of risk – by drawing on the long-standing sociological tradition of character ...
American Journal of Sociology article, “Edgework: A Social Psychological Analysis of Risk-Taking.” Defining the term as participation in thrilling and intensely sensory, high-risk activities at the edge of physical and mental ability to survive or control, Lyng proposed a synthesis
The concept of edgework highlights the most sociologically relevant features of voluntary risk taking, while the connections between various aspects of risk-taking behaviour and structural characteristic of modern American society at both the micro and macro levels.
1 lip 2006 · Drawing on four years of ethnographic field work in an SM (sadomasochism) community, I provide an empirical example of the applicability of this amendment for the study of voluntary risk taking...
