| Men on the Edge Contributor(s): Forsey, Caitlin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1552665224 ISBN-13: 9781552665220 Publisher: Fernwood Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Sports & Recreation | Sports Psychology - Sports & Recreation | Extreme Sports |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 2012397913 |
| Series: Fernwood Basics |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 110 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the arena of extreme sports, BASE jumping--where the adventurous leap from fixed objects such as bridges, skyscrapers, and cliffs, and freefall for several seconds before parachuting back to earth--is among the most dangerous and this extensive sociological work analyzes the gender and voluntary risk-taking aspects of the unique sport. With personal accounts of involvement in BASE jumping, this work extends into the early attempts to explain the gendered participation in the sport by drawing on wider debates about modernization, individualization, and community formation. |