Adventure as a form of leisure
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Leisure Studies
- Vol. 6 (3) , 237-249
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02614368700390191
Abstract
The essay attempts to provide a theoretical framework for leisure research by concentrating on the conception of adventure as a form of leisure. Adventure is presented as a multidimensional field of experience and investigation. Six dimensions of adventurous activity and experience are introduced: territoriality; duration; transcendence; risk; coping; and routinization. Routinization is a critical dimension which, in contrast to the romantic idealization of adventure, makes it impossible to see adventure as a sphere independent of society.Keywords
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