J. David Knottnerus compares failed and successful polar expeditions in terms of participation in ritual practices and the psychological health of crews, finding that work practices, religious activities, games, parties are all extremely important in increasing crewmembersâ ability to cope with severe challenges.
J. David Knottnerus compares failed and successful polar expeditions in terms of participation in ritual practices and the psychological health of crews, finding that work practices, religious activities, games, parties are all extremely important in increasing crewmembersâ ability to cope with severe challenges.
J. David Knottnerus is Emeritus Regents Professor of Sociology at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has published extensively in the areas of ritual dynamics, social theory, social psychology, group processes, social structure, and social inequality. Much of his work in recent years has focused on the development of structural ritualization theory and research, which analyzes the role rituals play in social life.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: Expeditions and Rituals 2. Ritual Theory and Methodology: Life on Polar Expeditions 3. Failed Expeditions, by J. David Knottnerus, Kevin Johnson, and James D. Mason The Grinnell Voyage: A Troubled Search for the Franklin Expedition The Grinnell Expedition to Polar Greenland: Discord at Sea The Jeanette's Search for the North Pole: A Tragic Venture The Karluk Mission in the Northern Seas: An Arctic Disaster A Russian Expedition to Siberia: Life and Death in the Arctic The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition: Discord and Loss in the Arctic The Polaris Expedition to the North Pole: A Recipe for Failure The Belgica Expedition in Antarctica: Amundsen's Account of a Flawed Mission The HMS Enterprise in Search of the John Franklin: Conflicts of Authority and Ritual Failure 4. Successful Expeditions, by J. David Knottnerus, Kevin Johnson, and James D. Mason The Voyage of the Isabel in Pursuit of the John Franklin: A Successful Journey to Greenland A Land Journey in the North: The Team of Haig-Thomas and Nookap A Quest for the South Pole: The Tragedy and Triumph of the Scott Expedition First to the North Pole: Henson's Account of the Peary Expedition Research in Antarctica: A Mid-Twentieth Century British Expedition Science in Antarctica: A Mid-Twentieth Century American Expedition 5. Highly Successful Expeditions, by J. David Knottnerus, Kevin Johnson, and James D. Mason The Discovery of the Northwest Passage: The Trials of the M'Clure Expedition Heard Island, Antarctica: A Mid-Twentieth Century Australian Expedition Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton's Challenge A Late Nineteenth Century Arctic Expedition: Nansen and the Fram 6. Conclusion
1. Introduction: Expeditions and Rituals 2. Ritual Theory and Methodology: Life on Polar Expeditions 3. Failed Expeditions, by J. David Knottnerus, Kevin Johnson, and James D. Mason The Grinnell Voyage: A Troubled Search for the Franklin Expedition The Grinnell Expedition to Polar Greenland: Discord at Sea The Jeanette's Search for the North Pole: A Tragic Venture The Karluk Mission in the Northern Seas: An Arctic Disaster A Russian Expedition to Siberia: Life and Death in the Arctic The Lady Franklin Bay Expedition: Discord and Loss in the Arctic The Polaris Expedition to the North Pole: A Recipe for Failure The Belgica Expedition in Antarctica: Amundsen's Account of a Flawed Mission The HMS Enterprise in Search of the John Franklin: Conflicts of Authority and Ritual Failure 4. Successful Expeditions, by J. David Knottnerus, Kevin Johnson, and James D. Mason The Voyage of the Isabel in Pursuit of the John Franklin: A Successful Journey to Greenland A Land Journey in the North: The Team of Haig-Thomas and Nookap A Quest for the South Pole: The Tragedy and Triumph of the Scott Expedition First to the North Pole: Henson's Account of the Peary Expedition Research in Antarctica: A Mid-Twentieth Century British Expedition Science in Antarctica: A Mid-Twentieth Century American Expedition 5. Highly Successful Expeditions, by J. David Knottnerus, Kevin Johnson, and James D. Mason The Discovery of the Northwest Passage: The Trials of the M'Clure Expedition Heard Island, Antarctica: A Mid-Twentieth Century Australian Expedition Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Shackleton's Challenge A Late Nineteenth Century Arctic Expedition: Nansen and the Fram 6. Conclusion
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