Cycling : a sociology of vélomobility / Peter Cox.

Cox, Peter,
Cycling :
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9781315533698 electronic book
1315533693 electronic book
9781315533674 electronic book
1315533677 electronic book
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İngilizce
Yazar
Cox, Peter, 1964-
Yayın Bilgisi
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
©2019
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource (vii, 199 pages).
Dizi
Changing mobilities
İçindekiler Notu
Introduction -- Towards a sociology of cycles and cycling -- Researching bicycling -- Materials: cycle technologies -- Environments: material spaces of cycling -- Exploring (im)material space -- Competencies: riding alone -- Travelling together -- Meanings, representations and identities -- Riding the city: public meanings and cycling advocacy.
Özet, vb.
Cycling:A Sociology of Vélomobility explores cycling as a sociological phenomenon. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork, it considers the interaction of materials, competencies and meanings that comprise a variety of cycling practices. What might appear at first to be self-evident actions are shown to be constructed through the interplay of numerous social and political forces. Using a theoretical framework from mobilities studies, its central themes respond to the question of what it isabout cycling that provokes so much interest and passion, both positive and negative. Individual chapters consider how cycling has appeared as theme and illustration in social theory, as well asthe legacies of these theorizations.The bookexpands on the image of cycling practices as the product of an assemblage of technology, rider and environment. Riding spaces as material technologies are found to be as important as the machinery of the cycle, and a distinction is made between routes and rides to help interpret aspects of journey-making. Ideas of both affordance and script are used to explore how elements interact in performance to create sensory and experiential scapes. Consideration is also given to the changing identities of cycling practices in historical and geographical perspective. The book adds to existing research by extending the theorization of cycling mobilities. It engages with both current and past debates on the place of cycling in mobility systems and the problems of researching, analyzing and communicating ephemeral mobile experiences.
Konu
Cycling __ Social aspects.
GAMES / Gambling / Sports __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / History __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference __ bisacsh
TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports __ bisacsh
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General __ bisacsh
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General __ bisacsh
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