'Life would be pretty dull without risk': Voluntary risk-taking and its pleasures

By Deborah Lupton, J. Tulloch. 2002

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Outdoor Play (2008, background): “Unfortunately, the term risk-taking is usually interpreted with negative connotations, with risk and hazard often being seen as synonymous (Lupton & Tulloch, 2002).”
Conceptualizing adventurous nature sport: A positive psychology perspective (2018, background): “…maintain that confronting risk, fear or danger produces optimal stress and discomfort, which in turn promotes outcomes such as improved self-esteem, character building, and psychological resilience (e.g. Ewert and Garvey 2007; Ewert and Yoshino 2011; Lupton and Tulloch 2002; Priest and Gass 2018).”
Informal logics of risk: contingency and modes of practical reasoning (2005, unknown): “…(e.g. Bloor, 1995; Boden, 2000; Candlin and Candlin, 2002; Flynn, 2003; Horlick-Jones, 2002a, 2002b, 2003, 2004; Horlick-Jones et al., 2001, 2003; Kemshall, 1998; Lupton, 1993; Lupton and Tulloch, 2002; Maynard, 2003; Prior, 2001; Sarangi and Candlin, 2003; Walls et al., 2004; White, 1999).”
Cannabis normalization and stigma: Contemporary practices of moral regulation (2011, background): “While drug use may be becoming a ‘practice of the self’ (Duff, 2004; Lupton and Tulloch, 2002), it is also widely seen as a risk to other people and evokes a deeply-rooted sense of cultural anxiety.”
The meaning of risk-taking – key concepts and dimensions (2019, background): “The embodied joy is often set in contrast to mundane life, and the adrenalin buzz in risk-taking activities is welcomed as a means of breaking free from it (Lupton and Tulloch 2002, 121).”
''If I was going to die I should at least be having fun": Travel blogs, meaning and tourist experience (2015, background): “…skydiving, rafting, bungee jumping, motorbike riding and hiking) where individuals deliberately participate in perceived dangerous activities (Lupton & Tulloch, 2002), and involuntary tourist risk (e.g., long dangerous bus rides, being scammed, being attacked by an animal) (Lepp & Gibson,…”
Touristic quest for existential authenticity. (2007, background): “…of convention or social expectation are allowed and often actively sought for within a liminal zone, where participants are able to explore alternative selfidentities as well as obtain unrestrained bodily pleasure (Diken and Laustsen 2004; Lupton and Tulloch 2002; Shields 1992; Wickens 1996).”
Risk-tourism, risk-taking and subjective well-being: A review and synthesis (2017, background): “Lupton and Tulloch (2002) In voluntary risk-taking, the activity in which individuals engage is perceived by them to be in some sense risky, but is undertaken deliberately and from choice (p. 114).”
Exploring the Motivations of BASE Jumpers: Extreme Sport Enthusiasts (2009, background): “Additionally, Lupton & Tulloch (2002) found that the general Australian population views risk as positive, steering away from the traditional, risk-aversive portrayal, identifying three derivatives: self-improvement, emotional engagement, and control.”
Heading into the unknown: Everyday strategies for managing risk and uncertainty (2008, background): “‘Reflexive’ judgements are linked not only to a stocktaking of bad experiences, fear, and risk avoidance, but also to the attractiveness and allure of risk taking (Lupton and Tulloch 2002 ).”