| Young People, Risk and Leisure: Constructing Identities in Everyday Life 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Mitchell, W. (Editor), Bunton, R. (Editor), Green, E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403901163 ISBN-13: 9781403901163 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Social theorists have claimed that modern life, being increasingly risky and uncertain, is profoundly affecting experiences of everyday life and our sense of self. Drawing upon empirical and theoretical work on young people's risk taking and leisure, this book examines such claims in detail. Various authors apply and respond to notions of "risk society" by grounding such ideas in specific perceptions of risk and practices of risk management, revealing the complexity of risk and its social and gender specific nature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Science |
| Dewey: 302.12 |
| LCCN: 2003064667 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.28" W x 8.82" (0.99 lbs) 257 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Social theorists have claimed that modern life is increasingly risky and uncertain and is profoundly effecting experiences of everyday-life and our sense of self. Drawing upon empirical and theoretical work of young people's risk-taking and leisure, this book examines such claims in detail. Indeed, young people interviewed tell their own stories of balancing the pleasures and anxieties of such everyday risks as drug-taking, prostitution, gang-life, aggressive driving, drinking and sex. |