Tag: Ugo Corte
A theoretically sound book of interest to all micro-interactionists, sociologists of culture and sociologists of sport
In Dangerous Fun: The Social Lives of Big Wave Surfers (University of Chicago Press), Ugo Corte examines how mentors, novices, and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a dangerous setting; how they push one another’s limits, nourish a lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living based on their passion for the sport. Mads Skauge obviously enjoyed reading this sociological treat(ise), heavy on theory, one of the best books of relevance to the sociology of sport in recent years – and written by an “outsider”!
