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Understanding Leisure (Paperback)
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Understanding Leisure (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies
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First published in 1989. Understanding Leisure is a readable
introductory analysis of the key elements in the study of leisure.
This includes leisure concepts and dimensions of leisure, its
activity forms, participants, provision, and leisure futures,
leisure and social theory. A collaborative work of six authors,
Understanding Leisure is a textbook which introduces the reader to
the interrelated dimensions of leisure in contemporary society and
aims to provide them with guidelines for further study. Exercises
and discussion topics are included at the end of each chapter to
enable the reader to apply general theory to particular examples.
The text contains seven chapters covering all aspects of the study
of leisure. Starting with a critical evaluation of different
concepts of leisure it progresses through an analysis of the
relationship between leisure both to play and work and the diverse
forms of leisure such as recreation, hobbies, crafts and education.
There then follows a perspective on leisure participation, an
analysis of the spatial dimensions of leisure and how relative land
values can affect access to leisure. The historical context of
leisure provision and the changing relationship between public and
private sector is then examined which provides insights into the
future of leisure, based on forecasts and theories of social
change. The book ends with a discussion of how contemporary social
theory contributes to an understanding of leisure. Understanding
Leisure will be valuable reading for undergraduate degree courses
in Leisure Studies. It will also be useful background reading for
post graduate study in Leisure and Recreational Management and
Tourism as well as for leisure professionals in both the commercial
and public sectors.
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