Sociology of Leisure - A reader (Paperback)

Contents:
Contemporary trends. Introduction. Leisure in Britain: Great Britain: socioeconomic polarisation and the implications for leisure - K Roberts. Activities.
Leisure and common experiences. Introduction. Work and leisure. Towards a theory of work and leisure - S Parker.. Work and its corollaries - K Roberts.
Leisure and the family. Leisure and the family - J R Kelly.. Coming home to roost - J Clarke and C Critcher.
Leisure and the life cycle. Leisure and the family life cycle - R and R Rapoport. What do kids get out of pop music and football? - P Corrigan. Leisure time use by the elderly and leisure provision for the elderly - M Abrams. Activities.
Leisure and social relations. Introduction. Class and leisure. From leisure class to leisure society - J Seabroke. Leisure in Ashton - N Dennis, F Henriques, C Slaughter.
Gender and leisure. Introduction. Boys muscle in where angels fear to tread - girls sub-cultures and physical activities - Sheila Scraton. Women's leisure today - E Green, S Hebron and D Woodward.
Ethnicity and leisure. Body talk: images of sport in a multi-racial school - B Carrington and E Wood.. Gender, race and power: the challenge to youth work practice - P Parmar. Activities.
Types of leisure provision. Introduction. Commercial provision. If you can't stand the heat get off the beach: the UK holiday business - G Thompson. A participant observer study of a 'rough' working-class pub - M Smith.
Voluntary provision. Mutual Aid in leisure - J Bishop and P Hoggett. The Hidden Musicians - R Finnegan.
Public provision. Leisure in the welfare state - J Wilson. Sport and the state - G Whannel. Activities.
Theories and prognostications. Introduction. Sociological theory. The pluralist scenario - K Roberts. Leisure and inequality - J Clarke and C Critcher.. Feminism and leisure studies - R Deem. Leisure and the future. The leisure forecasting tradition - A J Veal. Activities. Index.

General

Imprint:	Sponpress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 1994
First published:	1995
Authors:	P. Bramham • C. Critcher • A. Tomlinson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-419-19420-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-419-19420-7
Barcode:	9780419194200

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