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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... political issue in most Western 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 ...
... political issue in most Western 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 ...
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... political systems and written or unwritten constitutions that protect citizens ' rights from encroachment by the state . The leisure in our lives is a product of the modern organization of work , our market economies , the civil ...
... political systems and written or unwritten constitutions that protect citizens ' rights from encroachment by the state . The leisure in our lives is a product of the modern organization of work , our market economies , the civil ...
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... political systems for the character of leisure is that they permit freedom of association. The governments do not try to run everything. Citizens have civil rights. They are able to operate businesses and to form churches, political ...
... political systems for the character of leisure is that they permit freedom of association. The governments do not try to run everything. Citizens have civil rights. They are able to operate businesses and to form churches, political ...
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... political systems are less easily developed. That said, once up and running anywhere, these formations and practices, like modern leisure, can by adopted by other societies. The kind of leisure that Western societies make available, and ...
... political systems are less easily developed. That said, once up and running anywhere, these formations and practices, like modern leisure, can by adopted by other societies. The kind of leisure that Western societies make available, and ...
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... Political All governments become interested in leisure, if only on account of the functions described above. Nowadays no government can afford to be indifferent to the economic significance of leisure. Most national governments have ...
... Political All governments become interested in leisure, if only on account of the functions described above. Nowadays no government can afford to be indifferent to the economic significance of leisure. Most national governments have ...
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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