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Understanding Leisure
Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies Series
Authors: Haywood Les, Kew Frank, Bramham Peter, Spink John, Capenerhurst John, Henry Ian
Language: EnglishSubject for Understanding Leisure:
Keywords
Young Men; Leisure and Work; Local Authority Leisure Services Department; Leisure and Play; UK Workforce; Leisure and Society; Independent Women; Social Aspects; Leisure Forms; Sociology of Leisure; Countryside Recreation; Contemporary Society; Work Leisure Relationships; Future Practices; Vice Versa; Women’s Leisure; Leisure Policy; Leisure Provision; Sports Council; Figurational Sociology; Leisure Participation; Leisure Futures; Central Government; Leisure Choice; Individual Car Users; Voluntary Organisations; Leisure Theory; Voluntary Sector Provision; Leisure Lifestyles; National Playing Fields Association
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First published in 1989. Understanding Leisure is a readable introductory analysis of the key elements in the study of leisure. This includes leisure concepts and dimensions of leisure, its activity forms, participants, provision, and leisure futures, leisure and social theory. A collaborative work of six authors, Understanding Leisure is a textbook which introduces the reader to the interrelated dimensions of leisure in contemporary society and aims to provide them with guidelines for further study. Exercises and discussion topics are included at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to apply general theory to particular examples. The text contains seven chapters covering all aspects of the study of leisure. Starting with a critical evaluation of different concepts of leisure it progresses through an analysis of the relationship between leisure both to play and work and the diverse forms of leisure such as recreation, hobbies, crafts and education. There then follows a perspective on leisure participation, an analysis of the spatial dimensions of leisure and how relative land values can affect access to leisure. The historical context of leisure provision and the changing relationship between public and private sector is then examined which provides insights into the future of leisure, based on forecasts and theories of social change. The book ends with a discussion of how contemporary social theory contributes to an understanding of leisure.
Understanding Leisure will be valuable reading for undergraduate degree courses in Leisure Studies. It will also be useful background reading for post graduate study in Leisure and Recreational Management and Tourism as well as for leisure professionals in both the commercial and public sectors.
Preface; List of Tables; List of Figures; 1. Dimensions of Leisure 2. Leisure Activities 3. Leisure Participants 4. Leisure Spaces 5. Leisure Provision 6. Leisure Futures 7. Leisure and Social Theory; Index; Bibliography