Life on the Edge.
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| Title: | Life on the Edge. (cover story) |
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| Authors: | Greenfeld, Kara Taro, Dowell, William, Rawe, Julie, Fulton, Greg, Krantz, Michael, Maloney, Janice, Marshall, Elaine, Roche, Timothy, Woodbury, Richard |
| Source: | TIME Magazine. 9/6/1999, Vol. 154 Issue 10, p28. 9p. 13 Color Photographs. |
| Subjects: | Risk-taking behavior, Social conditions in the United States, 1980-, Sociology of risk, Extreme sports |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Reports that Americans are increasingly engaging in risky behavior in the late 1990s. Involvement in extreme sports in the United States; Number of people changing jobs; Those that leave secure positions to start Internet companies; Quit rate, day trading and the way people spend money; How US culture is built around risk taking; Profiles of risk takers. INSETS: For Our Ancestors, Taking Risks Was a Good Bet;We Dare You to Take This Quiz. |
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| Abstract: | Reports that Americans are increasingly engaging in risky behavior in the late 1990s. Involvement in extreme sports in the United States; Number of people changing jobs; Those that leave secure positions to start Internet companies; Quit rate, day trading and the way people spend money; How US culture is built around risk taking; Profiles of risk takers. INSETS: For Our Ancestors, Taking Risks Was a Good Bet;We Dare You to Take This Quiz. |
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| ISSN: | 0040781X |
