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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... countries ) . These questions were answered and the projects ( though not necessarily unemployment itself ) dried up . The issues that keep ' work and leisure ' a prominent issue today have to do with work – life balance , the general ...
... countries ) . These questions were answered and the projects ( though not necessarily unemployment itself ) dried up . The issues that keep ' work and leisure ' a prominent issue today have to do with work – life balance , the general ...
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... country , and the one that I know best , but there are equally powerful relationships ( and very simi- lar relationships ) between types of employment , gender and life stages , on the one hand , and uses of leisure , on the other , in ...
... country , and the one that I know best , but there are equally powerful relationships ( and very simi- lar relationships ) between types of employment , gender and life stages , on the one hand , and uses of leisure , on the other , in ...
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... country depending on each group's circumstances, but the variations between societies, certainly between types of civilizations, are even more pro- found. Within Western countries, despite the internal variations, it is possible to ...
... country depending on each group's circumstances, but the variations between societies, certainly between types of civilizations, are even more pro- found. Within Western countries, despite the internal variations, it is possible to ...
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... countries became aware that their leisure was different. In the holiday resorts that catered for Western tourists, care- ful efforts were made to provide these visitors with what they were believed to want. There was plenty of pop music ...
... countries became aware that their leisure was different. In the holiday resorts that catered for Western tourists, care- ful efforts were made to provide these visitors with what they were believed to want. There was plenty of pop music ...
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... countries where there have been no equivalents of the Reformation, civil societ- ies and multiparty political systems are less easily developed. That said, once up and running anywhere, these formations and practices, like modern ...
... countries where there have been no equivalents of the Reformation, civil societ- ies and multiparty political systems are less easily developed. That said, once up and running anywhere, these formations and practices, like modern ...
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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Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism: A Practical Guide Anthony James Veal No preview available - 2006 |