Commitment and the 1% Motorcycle Club: threats to the brotherhood

Authors

Kira Harris

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

SRI Security Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia

School

ECU Security Research Institute

RAS ID

15734

Comments

Originally published as: Harris, K.J. (2012). Commitment and the 1% Motorcycle Club: threats to the brotherhood. In Proceedings of the 3rd Australian Counter Terrorism Conference, Novotel Langley Hotel, Perth, Western Australia, 3rd-5th December, 2012. Available here

Abstract

The brotherhood ethos is the founding principle of the 1% motorcycle clubs community. Interviews with former members and partners show how threatening this social bond can reduce satisfaction and lead to doubts over involvement with the club.

DOI

10.4225/75/57a2e6408af79

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