Leisure Studies

Themes and Perspectives

AvShaun Best

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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What is the place of leisure in societies where people complain of 'over-work'? How do personal freedom and choice relate to the inequalities of class, gender, disability and ethnicity?

This critical introduction to the field offers a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today.

The book:

• situates the student in the field

• provides a comprehensive account of the leading approaches to leisure

• explores the influence of class, race, gender, ethnicity, disability and age

• discusses to role of the sate

• examines leisure in the context of changing work relationships

• locates leisure in the debate around globalization

In short, this is an indispensable, one-stop guide to understanding leisure.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-10-29
Mått:170 x 242 x 19 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9781412903868

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Mer om författaren

Shaun Best is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Manchester, and author of Understanding Social Divisions, (2005) and A Beginner′s Guide to Social Theory (2003, both SAGE).

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′Drawing upon the best traditions of British and North American Leisure Studies, Shaun Best provides a synthesis of relevant social theory, presents thought provoking inquiry-driven examples and invites students to acquire a better understanding of leisure in today′s world′ - Professor David Botterill, University of Wales

Innehållsförteckning

What is the Leisure Experience?Socio-Economic and Cultural Approaches to LeisureParticipation and Constraint - Class and GenderParticipation and Constraint - Ethnicity, Disability and Age The Emergence of an Institutional Framework for LeisureThe UK′s Contemporary Institutional Framework for LeisureThe Local State and Leisure Provision in the United KingdomWork and Leisure - Post Fordism and the Changing Nature of WorkWork and Leisure: the Leisure Society, Unemployment and Post-Work Globalisation and Leisure: the Consumer SocietyGlobalisation and Leisure: McDisneyization and Post-Tourism