Freeride Skiing-Risk-Taking, Recognition, and Moral Boundaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5284976 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gustav Tøstesen (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences), Tommy Langseth (0000-0002-2906-1056, University of South-Eastern Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Pages | 650564-650564 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2021.650564 |
| PMID | 33778486 |
| OpenAlex | W3133672100 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
Freeride skiing is an activity that is, or at least can be, quite dangerous. Risk-taking in high-risk sports has usually been understood within a psychological framework. Building on Pierre Bourdieu's sociology, this article highlights the social dimension of risk-taking in freeride skiing by scrutinizing values within a freeride culture. A central question in this article is: what kind of actions are given recognition and credibility in freeride skiing? The findings show that there is a clear link between risk-taking and credibility and that risk-taking might be seen as a form of capital. However, risk-taking's link to recognition is not straightforward-it is limited by the skiers' skill level. To further develop our understanding of the social dimension of risk-taking we use Michelle Lamont's theory of symbolic boundaries. By expanding the Bourdieusian understanding of social practice with Lamont's work, we gain insight into how risk-taking is socially regulated by social conventions within a subculture. This means that we in this article describe three social dimensions of risk-taking: (1) The link between risk-taking and recognition, (2) The limits of the risk-recognition nexus, and (3) The moral boundaries of risk-taking
Credibility · Dimension (graph theory · Epistemology · Nexus (standard · Risk society · Social recognition · Social science · Sociology · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking · Computer Science · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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Edgework
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |