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- Title
Making and Facing Danger: Constructing Strong Character on the River.
- Authors
Jonas, Lilian M.
- Abstract
River guides are those individuals given the extraordinary task of delivering their passengers from the dangers and chaos of white-water rivers. After engaging in what Goffman would call fateful action, river guides emerge with perceived strong character. However, before river guides can achieve such an elevated identity, they must first manage the passengers' view of the rapids as dangerous. In this article, I discuss the various techniques river guides use to construct and enhance danger on the river, how facing such danger is used to demonstrate strong character, and its relevance as a basis for authority in a leisure setting.
- Subjects
TOUR guides (Persons); RIVERS; DANGER perception; RAPIDS; LEISURE; RECREATION
- Publication
Symbolic Interaction, 1999, Vol 22, Issue 3, p247
- ISSN
0195-6086
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1525/si.1999.22.3.247