Leisure in Contemporary SocietyIn Western societies, leisure has been a major force in changing people's lives. The containment of working time and the rise in spending power have been long-term trends and are likely to continue over the next decades. While growth of leisure may not have eradicated differences by social class, gender or age, it has transformed how these differences are expressed, challenged or modified. In parallel, leisure studies has itself developed significantly as an academic discipline. This second edition is a complete rewrite of the first edition published in 1999. It is an introductory undergraduate text on leisure. It has a sociological perspective and discusses recent debates and research on topics such as post-modernity, consumer cultures and lifestyles. |
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... chapter then introduces our main sources of information about leisure and , on the basis of this evidence , distinguishes major and minor uses of our leisure time and money . The chapter ends by posing this book's big question . If ...
... chapter then introduces our main sources of information about leisure and , on the basis of this evidence , distinguishes major and minor uses of our leisure time and money . The chapter ends by posing this book's big question . If ...
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... we should note that these figures show that most employees never or very rarely work outside their core hours or when they are at home, and that most of the exceptions still have core hours and other places – workplaces 2 Chapter 1.
... we should note that these figures show that most employees never or very rarely work outside their core hours or when they are at home, and that most of the exceptions still have core hours and other places – workplaces 2 Chapter 1.
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... chapters, especially in Chapter 7. The current points are that markets create leisure environments in which individuals feel that they can choose how to use the time and money at their disposal, and this kind of experience is not ...
... chapters, especially in Chapter 7. The current points are that markets create leisure environments in which individuals feel that they can choose how to use the time and money at their disposal, and this kind of experience is not ...
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... leisure allows people to 'let off steam' and give vent to their emotions. This is often achieved by playing games. Every game has its own particular rules and there are many different kinds of games , but the rules 6 Chapter 1.
... leisure allows people to 'let off steam' and give vent to their emotions. This is often achieved by playing games. Every game has its own particular rules and there are many different kinds of games , but the rules 6 Chapter 1.
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... Chapter 5 , p . 155 ) but it contributes to life satisfaction in all sections of the population ( see Kelly et al . , 1987 ; Melendez , 1992 ) . All uses of leisure seem capable of making people feel better provided the leisure is ...
... Chapter 5 , p . 155 ) but it contributes to life satisfaction in all sections of the population ( see Kelly et al . , 1987 ; Melendez , 1992 ) . All uses of leisure seem capable of making people feel better provided the leisure is ...
Contents
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2 The Growth of Leisure | 23 |
3 Work and Leisure | 55 |
4 Gender | 98 |
5 The Life Course | 123 |
6 Lifestyles and Identities | 163 |
7 Consumption and Consumerism | 183 |
8 The Transformation of Leisure? | 211 |
Bibliography | 227 |
Index | 251 |
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