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Adventure and outdoor sports - from rock climbing to freestyle
kayaking - are a modern social phenomenon that can tell us much
about the relationship between sport, culture and contemporary
society. In this engaging new introductory text, adventure sports
are used to illustrate key concepts in social theory and to
demonstrate why an understanding of social theory is essential for
any student taking a course in sport, adventure, or outdoor
education. Each chapter in the book introduces a key 'classical' or
modern social theorist, including Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Elias,
or a universal topic or issue in social theory, such as
sustainability, commodification or identity. Within each of those
chapters the theorist or topic is brought to life through case
studies of adventurous activities and lived experiences, helping
the reader to connect their own sporting and adventurous interests
with the frameworks we use to understand wider culture and society.
Concise and full of cutting-edge contemporary examples, Outdoor
Adventure and Social Theory is the perfect companion for any module
on the sociology of sport, adventure or outdoor recreation.
Adventure and outdoor sports - from rock climbing to freestyle
kayaking - are a modern social phenomenon that can tell us much
about the relationship between sport, culture and contemporary
society. In this engaging new introductory text, adventure sports
are used to illustrate key concepts in social theory and to
demonstrate why an understanding of social theory is essential for
any student taking a course in sport, adventure, or outdoor
education. Each chapter in the book introduces a key 'classical' or
modern social theorist, including Marx, Durkheim, Weber and Elias,
or a universal topic or issue in social theory, such as
sustainability, commodification or identity. Within each of those
chapters the theorist or topic is brought to life through case
studies of adventurous activities and lived experiences, helping
the reader to connect their own sporting and adventurous interests
with the frameworks we use to understand wider culture and society.
Concise and full of cutting-edge contemporary examples, Outdoor
Adventure and Social Theory is the perfect companion for any module
on the sociology of sport, adventure or outdoor recreation.
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