Impacts of reflexive modernization in the context of sports, tourism, and leisure activities in nature: A theoretical review

Abstract

This article aims to understand the extent to which reflexive modernization dynamics have had an impact on tourism, sports, and recreational activities in nature. To this end, this exploratory, bibliographic, and theoretical article is organized in three sections. In the first, we approach the theoretical background used to analyze the investigated object. Next, we make a brief digression to describe the reconfigurations of recreational activities developed in nature over time until the advent of reflexive modernity advent. Finally, in the third part of the study, we seek to show how reflexive modernization has affected tourism, sports, and recreational activities carried out in nature. In general terms, after the analyses, it was possible to infer that reflexive modernization has structurally modified recreational practices in nature, impacting how the market provides products in view of how people relate to the natural environment.