Young people, risk and leisure : constructing identities in everyday life / edited by Wendy Mitchell, Robin Bunton, and Eileen Green.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mitchell, Wendy, 1969-

Bunton, Robin, 1954-

Green, Eileen, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth with social disabilities--Great Britain--Case studies.

Youth with social disabilities.

Risk--Sociological aspects.

Risk.

Risk perception--Social aspects.

Risk perception.

Leisure--Social aspects.

Leisure.

Identity (Psychology).

Great Britain.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 257 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004.

Summary:

Social theorists have claimed that modern life, being increasingly risky and uncertain, is profoundly affecting experiences of everyday life and our sense of self. Drawing upon empirical and theoretical work on young people's risk taking and leisure, this book examines such claims in detail. Various authors apply and respond to notions of "risk society" by grounding such ideas in specific perceptions of risk and practices of risk management, revealing the complexity of risk and its social and gender specific nature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1403901163

OCLC:

53330875

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