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Freeride Skiing-Risk-Taking, Recognition, and Moral Boundaries.

Gustav Tøstesen¹, Tommy Langseth²

¹Department of Sport, Food and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Sports and Educational Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Sogndal, Norway.

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Summary

Freeride skiing culture links risk-taking to credibility, but skill level is crucial for recognition. Social conventions within the subculture regulate these risk-taking behaviors.

Keywords:

Michele Lamont Pierre Bourdieu cred-zone model extreme sports freeride skiing moral boundaries risk-taking social recognition

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Area of Science:

Sociology of sport
Risk behavior analysis
Cultural studies

Background:

High-risk sports research traditionally focuses on psychological factors.
Sociological perspectives, particularly Bourdieu's, offer insights into social dimensions of risk.
Freeride skiing culture involves specific values and social dynamics influencing risk-taking.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the social dimension of risk-taking in freeride skiing.
To investigate how credibility and recognition are linked to risk-taking within the freeride culture.
To understand the social regulation of risk-taking through cultural conventions.

Main Methods:

Sociological analysis building on Pierre Bourdieu's theories.
Application of Michelle Lamont's theory of symbolic boundaries.
Examination of values and social conventions within freeride skiing subculture.

Main Results:

A clear link exists between risk-taking and credibility in freeride skiing.
Risk-taking can be conceptualized as a form of social capital.
Recognition for risk-taking is contingent upon the skier's skill level, indicating limits to the risk-recognition nexus.
Social conventions and moral boundaries within the subculture regulate risk-taking behaviors.

Conclusions:

Risk-taking in freeride skiing is socially regulated, not solely a psychological phenomenon.
Skill level acts as a critical boundary for social recognition of risk-taking.
Understanding symbolic boundaries is key to comprehending how freeride skiing subcultures manage risk.