Waist Deep in Mud: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Tough Mudder

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dc.contributor.advisorSafai, Parissa
dc.creatorVlahos, John
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-26T14:47:14Z
dc.date.available2015-01-26T14:47:14Z
dc.date.copyright2014-07-24
dc.date.issued2015-01-26
dc.date.updated2015-01-26T14:47:14Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractThe Tough Mudder (TM) event is a non-stop, multidiscipline, individual and team endurance obstacle race. This paper examines how TM participants identify withand understand TM and how in turn, it contributes to their self-understanding as risk-takers in sport. It also identifies whether these participants are part of a social group whose preference for such a sport practice is linked to their social location. Qualitative methods (in-depth, one-on-one semi-structured interviews as well as participant observation) were used. The analysis of the data exposed disparity amongst perceptions of both study participants’ understanding of TM as being all inclusive as well as their self-categorization as recreational athletes. Additionally, a lack of vocalization of the type of risk involved in such events and the reification of reproduced values of pain and injury tolerance emerged as dominant themes.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/28232
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectKinesiology
dc.subjectSociology
dc.subject.keywordsIdentityen_US
dc.subject.keywordsRisken_US
dc.subject.keywordsSporten_US
dc.subject.keywordsTough Mudderen_US
dc.subject.keywordsWorld's Toughest Mudderen_US
dc.subject.keywordsIdentityen_US
dc.subject.keywordsEndurance Racingen_US
dc.subject.keywordsObstacle Course Racingen_US
dc.titleWaist Deep in Mud: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Tough Mudder
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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