In the 1970s the subject of leisure was attracting interest among
both social scientists and people concerned with developing
recreation policies. A relative newcomer to the sociological scene
at the time, leisure was beginning to compete in research effort
and theory-building with the more established fields of sociology.
As well as making an academic contribution, this book, originally
published in 1976, provided practitioners (such as planners,
administrators and managers) with an up-to-date and comprehensive
review of social research finding over the whole field of leisure.
Part One deals with the cultural context in which leisure, as we
knew it, had developed, and includes the history of leisure in
industrial society and the variety of ways in which people can
experience leisure at various stages of the life cycle. In Part Two
leisure is related to other spheres of life - work, the family,
education and religion. Part Three relates academic to practical
concerns of planning and providing for leisure, including factors
in demand and supply. The final chapter examines what the sociology
of leisure had to tell us about current trends in society and the
directions of probable future change. The illustrative material,
drawn from a wide variety of sources, is mainly British but also
includes some contributions from the United States and other
countries.
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