Edgework: The Sociology of Risk-Taking

What do skydiving, rock climbing, and downhill skiing have in common with stock-trading, unprotected sex, and sadomasochism? All are high risk pursuits. Edgework explores the world of voluntary risk-taking, investigating the seductive nature of pursuing peril and teasing out the boundaries between legal and criminal behavior; conscious and unconscious acts; sanity and insanity; acceptable risk and stupidity. The distinguished contributors to this collection profile high risk-takers and explore their experiences with risk through such topics as juvenile delinquency, street anarchism, sadomasochism, avant-garde art, business risks, and extreme sport.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415932173
• ISBN13: 9780415932172
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"