A critical introduction to the field of Leisure Studies, offering a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today The book: Situates thestudent 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. INDICE: What is the Leisure Experience? / Socio-Economic and Cultural Approaches to Leisure / Participation and Constraint - Class and Gender / Participation and Constraint - Ethnicity, Disability and Age / The Emergence of an Institutional Framework for Leisure / The UK's Contemporary Institutional Framework for Leisure / The Local State and Leisure Provision in the United Kingdom /Work and Leisure - Post Fordism and the Changing Nature of Work / Work and Leisure: the Leisure Society, Unemployment and Post-Work / Globalisation and Leisure: the Consumer Society / Globalisation and Leisure: McDisneyization and Post-Tourism
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-0386-8
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés