David E Harris – författare

Written with the needs of today's student in mind, the SAGE Key Concepts series provides accessible, authoritative and reliable coverage of the essential issues in a range of disciplines. Written in each case by experienced and respected experts in the subject area, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.

Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages understanding without sacrificing the level of detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the complexity of the issues.

Key Concepts in Leisure Studies:

•Provides a student-friendly guide to the key debates in leisure studies

•Reflects recent developments in the field, encompassing related work in media studies, cultural studies, sports studies and sociology

•Cross-references each 1500 word exposition to other concepts in the field

•Offers definitions, section outlines and further reading guidance for independent learning

•Is supported by the author's website http:/www.arasite.org/keyconc.html

•Is essential reading for undergraduates and NVQ students in leisure studies.

Written with the needs of today's student in mind, the SAGE Key Concepts series provides accessible, authoritative and reliable coverage of the essential issues in a range of disciplines. Written in each case by experienced and respected experts in the subject area, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.

Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages understanding without sacrificing the level of detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the complexity of the issues.

Key Concepts in Leisure Studies:

•Provides a student-friendly guide to the key debates in leisure studies

•Reflects recent developments in the field, encompassing related work in media studies, cultural studies, sports studies and sociology

•Cross-references each 1500 word exposition to other concepts in the field

•Offers definitions, section outlines and further reading guidance for independent learning

•Is supported by the author's website http:/www.arasite.org/keyconc.html

•Is essential reading for undergraduates and NVQ students in leisure studies.

`I have no hesitation in recommending Harris' text to students and teachers of social theory' - Sociology

This refreshing and accessible text demonstrates how social theory can be made into an intelligible discourse that touches upon key aspects of everyday life. The abstraction and formalism of much contemporary social theory is criticized as unnecessarily `scholastic' for the beginner. The author maintains that the main problems in studying the subject are not intrinsic to social theory, but derive from how the subject is taught as a university discipline. This lively book uses non-specialist terms to introduce more complex themes, and incorporates a Website with questions and reading guides to some of the classic works.

`I have no hesitation in recommending Harris' text to students and teachers of social theory' - Sociology

This refreshing and accessible text demonstrates how social theory can be made into an intelligible discourse that touches upon key aspects of everyday life. The abstraction and formalism of much contemporary social theory is criticized as unnecessarily `scholastic' for the beginner. The author maintains that the main problems in studying the subject are not intrinsic to social theory, but derive from how the subject is taught as a university discipline. This lively book uses non-specialist terms to introduce more complex themes, and incorporates a Website with questions and reading guides to some of the classic works.