Abstract
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
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Understand six key theoretical elements of identity that are relevant to adventure practice
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Explain how adventure identities are largely constructed through social presentation and interaction
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Understand that individuals have multiple identities and how these are ‘fluid’ in nature
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Describe how the media influences the ways in which adventurers think and behave
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Articulate how adventures can facilitate the transformation of identity
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Wheaton, B. (2004). Understanding lifestyle sports: Consumption, identity and difference. New York: Routledge.
Wheaton, B., & Beal, B. (2003). Keeping it real. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 38(3), 155–176.
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Beames, S., Mackie, C., Atencio, M. (2019). Adventure and Identity. In: Adventure and Society. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96062-3_8
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