Whether it's needlepoint or woodworking, collecting stamps or
dolls, everyone has a hobby, or is told they need one. But why do
we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our
hobbies say about our culture? Steven Gelber here traces the
history and significance of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century
through the 1950s. Although hobbies are often touted as a break
from work, Gelber demonstrates that they reflect and reproduce the
values and activities of the workplace by bringing utilitarian
rationality into the home, imitating the economic stratification of
the marketplace, and reinforcing traditional gender roles.
Drawing on a wide array of social and cultural theory, "Hobbies"
fills a critical gap in American cultural history and provides a
compelling new perspective on the meaning of leisure.
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