Morally Controversial Leisure
The Social World of Gun Collectors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2480945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Allan D Olmsted (University of Calgary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 277-287 |
| Publication date | 1988-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Symbolic Interaction (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6086 • E-ISSN: 1533-8665 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/si.1988.11.2.277 |
| OpenAlex | W2089241434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 19 |
In this article I examine the world of gun collectors. When dealing, collecting and showing this group sees guns as fascinating collectibles. Yet, collecting and other leisure pursuits are often controversial. Academics, politicians and media persons perceive gun collectors and their collections as symbols of deviance and their guns as threats to society. The moral controversy created by the anti-gun position, and the gun collectors' accounts of their activities, shows how other hobbies may become social problems
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Social psychology through symbolic interaction.
Theoretical Studies Towards a Sociology of Language
Hustlers, beats, and others
Shared Fantasy
Popular Culture and Mass Consumption
Constructing Social Problems
Auto-Ethnography
Firearms Ownership for Sport and Protection
Accounts
Firearms Ownership for Sport and Protection
Situated Actions and Vocabularies of Motive
Disclaimers
Leisure, Symbolic Power and the Life Course
Rationality and Passion in Private Experience
Close Encounters of the Quasi-Primary Kind
Parachuting
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2017 (26) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |