Ekstremni športi - sociološka obravnava tveganja in nevarnosti pri ekstremnih športih
Extreme sports - sociological aspects of risk and danger in extreme sports

Summary/Abstract: The importance of sport as an element of our lives is growing in contemporary so¬ciety. Even more visible is the growth in participation in extreme sports. This article introduces the sociological dimensions of risk and danger when participating in extreme sports in these times of the »risk society«. Although individual risk-taking is often seen as an »inborn« personality characteristic this article tries to set the social aspects and meanings of taking risks in extreme sports in a wider social context. The findings show that, due to a high level of differentiation, pluralisation and individualisation, modern societies are establishing the conditions for a crisis of meaning. In these conditions, extreme sports are comprehended as ‘intermediary structures’, a way of encountering the confusing contemporary circumstances. Participating in extreme sports is about the personal generation of meaning through risks and its feedback in everyday life.

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