Psychology of Cruising & Cruisers

GordMay · 24-04-2008, 04:11

There is an excellent (tho' long @ 431 page PDF) Doctoral thesis that examines the psychology of cruising & cruisers.

Modern day ocean voyaging in private sailing vessels dates back to the turn of the century. Despite this, the present thesis is the first academic study of ocean cruising to be completed.
Of the thousands of people who make ocean voyages only a few hundred are committed to the lifestyle of cruising, that is, see cruising as a whole way of life that they will pursue indefinitely.
The thesis first presents an ethnography of the lifestyle of cruising with particular attention to (1) what activities constitute the lifestyle, (2) why people cruise, and (3) what values, attitudes, and characteristics attach to the participants.
Second, the thesis relates this ethnography to several theories in sociology and psychology.

Goto:
“Ocean cruising: a study of affirmative deviance”
by Dr. James Macbeth
http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/pub...09/02Whole.pdf

waterworldly · 24-04-2008, 04:47

Thanks for the article.

sailorgal · 24-04-2008, 05:52

Hi Gord
I've seen this dissertation and started reading some of it. My bookmarked copy doesn't have a date that it was written, but judging from the dates of some of the references cited, I think it was written in the 1980s, and a lot of the references were from the 70s. I don't know if things have changed that much in 25 years, except for more people are doing it.

Interesting topic of a dissertation though!

Tellie · 24-04-2008, 20:17

Sumbuddy got a Phd fer it.
There must be a lot of doctorates on this board.

24-04-2008, 04:11	#1
GordMay Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W Boat: C.L.O.D. (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 12,576	Psychology of Cruising & Cruisers There is an excellent (tho' long @ 431 page PDF) Doctoral thesis that examines the psychology of cruising & cruisers. Modern day ocean voyaging in private sailing vessels dates back to the turn of the century. Despite this, the present thesis is the first academic study of ocean cruising to be completed. Of the thousands of people who make ocean voyages only a few hundred are committed to the lifestyle of cruising, that is, see cruising as a whole way of life that they will pursue indefinitely. The thesis first presents an ethnography of the lifestyle of cruising with particular attention to (1) what activities constitute the lifestyle, (2) why people cruise, and (3) what values, attitudes, and characteristics attach to the participants. Second, the thesis relates this ethnography to several theories in sociology and psychology. Goto: “Ocean cruising: a study of affirmative deviance” by Dr. James Macbeth http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/pub...09/02Whole.pdf __________________ Gord May ~~_/)_~~ (Gord & Maggie - "Southbound") "If you didn't have time/$ to do it right in the first place, when will you get the time/$ to fix it?"

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24-04-2008, 04:47	#2
waterworldly Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 306	Thanks for the article.

24-04-2008, 05:52	#3
sailorgal Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 136	Hi Gord I've seen this dissertation and started reading some of it. My bookmarked copy doesn't have a date that it was written, but judging from the dates of some of the references cited, I think it was written in the 1980s, and a lot of the references were from the 70s. I don't know if things have changed that much in 25 years, except for more people are doing it. Interesting topic of a dissertation though!

24-04-2008, 20:17	#4
Tellie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ft.Lauderdale, Fl. Boat: FP Athena 38' Poerava Posts: 679	Sumbuddy got a Phd fer it. There must be a lot of doctorates on this board.