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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors 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. Zusammenfassung A critical evaluation of the central debates within leisure studies! looking at both management theories and leisure management! as well as historical debates on key issues such as rational recreation! public service broadcasting and tourism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
