This book combines more than 45 years of the author's riding experiences with data collected over five years of systematic observation and extensive ethnographic interviews with over 200 male and female riders. Much has been written about hardcore bikers, but there has been little scholarly research on the much larger segment of the population more aptly called motorcycle enthusiasts. This book focuses on them--the hard working plumbers, truck drivers, and other blue collar workers as well as the white collar executives, doctors and other professionals who are mostly married, have mortgages, pay their bills, obey the law, and on weekends and holidays participate in a favorite pastime, riding motorcycles.

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Format: Trade Paperback
Author: Thompson, William E.
ISBN: 9780786468591
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.90 x 1.00
Number Of Pages: 219
Publication Year: 2012

Language: English

Hogs, Blogs, Leathers and Lattes: The Sociology of Modern American Motorcycling

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