Leisure Studies
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Events Management
Leisure Society
Recreation
Sociology of Leisure
Sociology of Sport
Sociology of Work
Special Events
Sport
Tourism
Tourism Studies
Work
Work and Leisure
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- ISBN 9781412903868
- Weight: 590g
- Dimensions: 170 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 29 Oct 2009
- Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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What is the place of leisure in societies where people complain of ′over-work′? How do personal freedom and choice relate to the inequalities of class, gender, disability and ethnicity?
This critical introduction to the field offers a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today.
The book:
• situates the student in the field
• provides a comprehensive account of the leading approaches to leisure
• explores the influence of class, race, gender, ethnicity, disability and age
• discusses to role of the sate
• examines leisure in the context of changing work relationships
• locates leisure in the debate around globalization
In short, this is an indispensable, one-stop guide to understanding leisure.
Shaun Best is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Manchester, and author of Understanding Social Divisions, (2005) and A Beginner′s Guide to Social Theory (2003, both SAGE).
