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List of Contents Abstract 2 Acknowledgements 9 Chapter One: Introduction 10 Chapter Two: Literature Review 13 The Sociological Study of Surfing 14 Popular Locations for the Sociological Study of Surfing 14 The Sociological Study of Subcultures 14 The Roots of Surfing 17 The Beginning of Surfing as a Subculture 21 The Surfing Subculture Spreads Globally 24 California 24 Australia 24 Africa 25 France 25 England 26 The Surfing Subculture in England Today 29 Theoretical Focus and Sensitising Concepts 32 Weber‟s Concept of “Ideal Typing” 32 Surfing Types 34 Symbolic Interactionism 36 Identity 40 Conceptualising Identity Construction in the Surfing Subculture 42 Career 48 Identity and Place 51 Community 4 53
Issues within Surfing: Fratriarchy, Gender, and Localism 60 Summary 69 Chapter Three: Methodological Strategy 70 Paradigm 70 Qualitative Research 73 Selecting the Setting and Access 75 Participants 76 Space and Time Period 81 Ethnography 82 Participant Observation 87 Field Notes 94 Interviews 99 Issues of Validity and Reliability 104 Moving Towards Analysis 111 Chapter Four: The Local Surfer 116 The Local Surfer: Style and Socialisation 116 Identification with Local Waters 123 Going Beyond Style and Socialisation 127 The Local Surfer and Surfing: Sport or Pursuit 137 The Identity of the Local Surfer‟s Home 138 The Local Surfer Family and Gender Differences 146 Other Surfing Types 150 5
Page 1 and 2: The Local Surfer: Issues of Identit
Page 3: community established in the early
Page 7 and 8: Chapter Seven: “Some people aren
Page 9 and 10: Acknowledgements I would like to th
Page 11 and 12: One of the key ideas for this study
Page 13 and 14: Chapter Two Literature Review This
Page 15 and 16: studies in America, predominantly C
Page 17 and 18: class status, ethnic background, re
Page 19 and 20: summary on surfing before this date
Page 21 and 22: However, surfing‟s decline in Haw
Page 23 and 24: surfed with men and were known for
Page 25 and 26: previous study, in particular the s
Page 27 and 28: France Unlike the aforementioned lo
Page 29 and 30: used hollow surf skis to begin with
Page 31 and 32: waves become consistently better an
Page 33 and 34: the ideal types are chosen. Jarvie
Page 35 and 36: emaining distinctive from each othe
Page 37 and 38: is, develops in the given individua
Page 39 and 40: conditions in society” (Coakley,
Page 41 and 42: noted the importance of leisure in
Page 43 and 44: of the more fertile examples of thi
Page 45 and 46: egin (Donnelly and Young, 1988:225)
Page 47 and 48: view as “good balance, timing, a
Page 49 and 50: society (Goffman, 1961) and accordi
Page 51 and 52: construction and confirmation as Lo
Page 53 and 54: emphasis being placed on whether th
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1971). Despite the title, the only
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Gusfield (1975) discusses social in
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them as it is usually part of the a
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Phenomenon of Gang Rape Loy (1995)
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“gouging” are “emblematic of
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warning or as a punishment for some
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you. However he describes the tales
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10. Show respect and goodwill towar
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concerned with “the philosophy of
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their own realities” (Silk et al,
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“simple and prescriptive set of p
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esearch question concerned the loca
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ever felt the participant was unawa
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Tanya Heel Unknown Estimated 40+ Ma
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Ethnography Atkinson and Hammersley
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extremely rich data with depth of i
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meetings or a late meeting. There a
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particular group‟s behaviour (Gra
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esearcher is witnessing. Finally pa
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did not seem to have any affect on
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Figure Five. Field Notes Narrative
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experiences, Marvasti (2004) believ
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esearcher comes from the community
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individuals who are expected to pro
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are not set in stone but are a gene
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interviews will feature throughout
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as inappropriate for qualitative re
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authenticity, the subjects may not
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esearchers, whereas internal reliab
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(Walsh, 2004). During these stages
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form a separate surfing type. This
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Chapter Four The Local Surfer This
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Lanagan (2003) believes that if it
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most influential person in getting
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the fact that Seabra et al (2008) f
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get one person other person in ther
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lot of tension cause some people ar
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know everyone in the water, well pr
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(Michael Howard, 26/10/09, 00: 15:
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the opposition pattern work is high
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In my previous study (Beaumont, 200
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kind of like a hierarchy thing that
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know its classified as a sport now
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is not touristy as when commenting
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that evoked the quintessence of pla
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In comparison to the insiders persp
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despite being associated with surfi
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(Rachel Matthews, 17/06/09) Unlike
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watch” (Wes and Ruth Deacon, 02/1
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Rachel also used the opportunity of
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in 2010 is in its eighteenth year a
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and organisations and can be seen a
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these transitionary periods occurre
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like early 2000s like umm, surfing
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One feature of the typology I creat
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involved in the surf club or pursue
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concerning the concept place and in
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In the case of the Local Surfer, th
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Although the Local Surfer is consid
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do you look like and he turned up t
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months. That was quite well attende
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you just don‟t really care you ju
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experience this stage it does not m
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of the most popular. This is expect
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(Michael Howard, 26/10/09, 00:01: 4
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that did not exist when they were p
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ody ends as in the next stage of th
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skills, knowledge and experience”
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there is a sense that achievement i
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eason to stop. When questioned abou
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this study were actively involved i
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Surfers interviewed as identity con
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Chapter Six Hessiock; A Local Surfe
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in fact they took, commandeered lan
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particularly among the youth popula
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surrounding area cannot provide. Tw
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another reason as to why people may
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Jacob suggests that even when peopl
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shouldn‟t have right there, and h
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Another resident I met in the pub a
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This seems to be the last large exp
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Local Surfers that were interviewed
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(Steve Toot, 09/08/09, 00:01: 14-6,
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got something in common so it‟s v
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would be labelled as an outsider an
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pub when they come back leading Dav
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the club (Tanya and Martin Heel, 09
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Anne: Umm they had that film in the
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ut according to Mitchell the surfin
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most people, people who feel like t
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(who focus on regular group meeting
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decision which Reg with hindsight b
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said no it‟s not your week, you k
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community socially interacts, for e
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mostly in jest and does not provoke
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discussing the make up of the popul
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life in every respect, describing h
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established in the literature revie
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family values as being the most pro
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concerning a sporting fratriarchy w
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you‟ve got things like The Endles
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(Wes and Ruth Deacon, 02/11/09, 00:
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hundreds of them yeah, so maybe the
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Figure Thirteen. 261 (Chris, 2008)
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This has lead to a similar feeling
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just how I feel” (Phil Cole, 26/0
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suggest that heavy localism has eve
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Chapter Eight Conclusion This chapt
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presented. Data from the Local Surf
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o Original Soul Surfer disliked ele
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aised questions about what would ha
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evident, the third and final stage
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construction and the process of age
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conditions in which it is constitut
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leaving for University and work, Lo
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Local Surfer and non Local Surfer
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Although there were notable differe
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A the researcher is the key instrum
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Chapter Nine Reference List Abbott,
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Becker, H. (1951). The Professional
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Chandler, T., Lindsay, J., Cronin,
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Dawson, C. (2002). Practical Resear
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Finney, B. (1959c). Surfing in Anci
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Guttmann, A. (2000). The Developmen
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Kampion, D. (1989). The Book of the
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MacIver, R., & Page, C. (1961). Soc
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Olivier, S. (2010). Your Wave Bro!-
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Scraton, S., Fasting, K., Pfister,
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Tuan, Y. (1974). Topophilia- A Stud
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Winders, J. (1970). Surf life Savin
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