J A Walter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4272892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J A Walter |
| GIVEN NAMES | J A |
| FAMILY NAME | Walter |
| SIGNATURE | WALTER J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Social Studies, Aberdeen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Order and chaos in landscape
Death as recreation
Non-mountaineers have always been both fascinated and repelled by the danger inherent in climbing. Dying on the mountains can be romantic if it is executed at a distance, with panache or involves famous men; otherwise it attracts public condemnation. Enjoying death at a distance is a kind of voyeurism, and is particularly well seen in television films of expeditions; it forms a kind of pornography for a society in which there is no easy language …
Social limits to tourism
It is commonly assumed that the quality of the tourist experience decreases with increasing numbers. This asumption is correct when the tourist experience is seen in romantic terms, but there are other kinds of experience that are not vulnerable to increasing numbers. Examples are given from different tourist sites: mountains, green belt, stately homes and parkland, beaches, seaside towns and villages, primitive cultures, historic towns and capit…
Toward Eliminating the Jericho Road
Criminologists studying the causes of juvenile crime, and the more modern brand of sociologist studying the process of becoming deviant, rarely invoke the concepts of responsibility and irresponsibility. This is in marked contrast to philosophers, lawyers, politicians and laymen debating what to do about juvenile crime, for whom the question of whether or not the young offender is responsible is crucial. Social scientists tend to feel that to ent…
Talking About Trouble
A Critique of Sociological Studies of Approved Schools
Journal Article A CRITIQUE OF SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF APPROVED SCHOOLS Get access J. A. WALTER J. A. WALTER *Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 17, Issue 4, October 1977, Pages 361–369, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a046843 Published: 01 October 1977
Rural Recreation in the Industrial World
Coming Out Cold
Environmental Planning
Daytop Village
Social limits to tourism
It is commonly assumed that the quality of the tourist experience decreases with increasing numbers. This asumption is correct when the tourist experience is seen in romantic terms, but there are other kinds of experience that are not vulnerable to increasing numbers. Examples are given from different tourist sites: mountains, green belt, stately homes and parkland, beaches, seaside towns and villages, primitive cultures, historic towns and capit…
Death as recreation
Non-mountaineers have always been both fascinated and repelled by the danger inherent in climbing. Dying on the mountains can be romantic if it is executed at a distance, with panache or involves famous men; otherwise it attracts public condemnation. Enjoying death at a distance is a kind of voyeurism, and is particularly well seen in television films of expeditions; it forms a kind of pornography for a society in which there is no easy language …
Order and chaos in landscape
Daytop Village
Rural Recreation in the Industrial World
Coming Out Cold
Environmental Planning
A Critique of Sociological Studies of Approved Schools
Journal Article A CRITIQUE OF SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES OF APPROVED SCHOOLS Get access J. A. WALTER J. A. WALTER *Department of Sociology, University of Aberdeen Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 17, Issue 4, October 1977, Pages 361–369, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a046843 Published: 01 October 1977
Talking About Trouble
Toward Eliminating the Jericho Road
Criminologists studying the causes of juvenile crime, and the more modern brand of sociologist studying the process of becoming deviant, rarely invoke the concepts of responsibility and irresponsibility. This is in marked contrast to philosophers, lawyers, politicians and laymen debating what to do about juvenile crime, for whom the question of whether or not the young offender is responsible is crucial. Social scientists tend to feel that to ent…
Social limits to tourism
It is commonly assumed that the quality of the tourist experience decreases with increasing numbers. This asumption is correct when the tourist experience is seen in romantic terms, but there are other kinds of experience that are not vulnerable to increasing numbers. Examples are given from different tourist sites: mountains, green belt, stately homes and parkland, beaches, seaside towns and villages, primitive cultures, historic towns and capit…
Death as recreation
Non-mountaineers have always been both fascinated and repelled by the danger inherent in climbing. Dying on the mountains can be romantic if it is executed at a distance, with panache or involves famous men; otherwise it attracts public condemnation. Enjoying death at a distance is a kind of voyeurism, and is particularly well seen in television films of expeditions; it forms a kind of pornography for a society in which there is no easy language …
Order and chaos in landscape
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