El riesgo y la aventura como forma de vida económica: una aproximación a los deportes de riesgo y aventura desde la sociología económica

  1. Auxkin Galarraga Ezponda 1
  2. Ander Gurrutxaga Abad 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Journal:
Revista Española de Educación Física y Deportes: REEFD

ISSN: 1133-6366

Year of publication: 2017

Issue Title: XIV Congreso Internacional AEISAD

Issue: 418

Pages: 367-374

Type: Article

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Abstract

Our paper sets out the theoretical approach used to analyze the wide range of economic activities and be-haviors performed by actors and agents linked to risk and adventure sports. Applying the perspective de-veloped by Zelizer (2015) within the economic sociology, the hypothesis we propose is that the economic ac-tors involved in this field guide their activities of production, consump-tion, distribution and transfer of eco-nomic assets based on the experienc-es and shared social representations of risk and adventure, as well as dense interpersonal relationships de-rived from their participation and linkage to such sports. Analytical tools of economic sociology lead us towards a specific research agenda enriching prior analysis about the emergence of a risk and adventure sports industry, the consumption pat-terns or the forces of commercializa-tion, while allow us to face barely studied dimensions so far, such as trade circuits, innovative and creative dynamics and business and work ethics.

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