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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... experiences they prefer. The market economy Everyone who visited the former communist countries became aware that their leisure was different ... experience is not guaranteed simply by having work-free time and Leisure: Past and Present 3.
... experiences they prefer. The market economy Everyone who visited the former communist countries became aware that their leisure was different ... experience is not guaranteed simply by having work-free time and Leisure: Past and Present 3.
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Kenneth Roberts. experience is not guaranteed simply by having work-free time and money; it also depends on a ... experience and adds to the variety of lei- sure opportunities that are available. Once again, leisure is inevitably ...
Kenneth Roberts. experience is not guaranteed simply by having work-free time and money; it also depends on a ... experience and adds to the variety of lei- sure opportunities that are available. Once again, leisure is inevitably ...
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... to understand some of the imagery that surrounds leisure activities – why we are told that we will enjoy the experience of a lifetime if we visit a certain place and how our social acceptability will soar if only Leisure: Past and Present ...
... to understand some of the imagery that surrounds leisure activities – why we are told that we will enjoy the experience of a lifetime if we visit a certain place and how our social acceptability will soar if only Leisure: Past and Present ...
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... experienced agricultural revolutions many years ago, in which jobs on the land were decimated while, in many cases, agricultural output actually increased. These societies are already well into their second industrial revolu- tions, in ...
... experienced agricultural revolutions many years ago, in which jobs on the land were decimated while, in many cases, agricultural output actually increased. These societies are already well into their second industrial revolu- tions, in ...
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... experienced . If their skills are such that a challenge can be met almost effortlessly , he argues that people will soon ... experience . Nor is it Box 1.1 . Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and ' flow ' . Challenge High Low Anxiety Apathy Flow ...
... experienced . If their skills are such that a challenge can be met almost effortlessly , he argues that people will soon ... experience . Nor is it Box 1.1 . Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and ' flow ' . Challenge High Low Anxiety Apathy Flow ...
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 |