02065nam a2200337Ia 4500 20260803094043.0 251212s2010 xx 000 0 und d Leisure studies : themes and perspectives / Shaun Best. Best, Shaun London : SAGE, 2010. 325 p.: 25 cm. Includes index 978-1-4129-0386-8 Leisure Sociological aspects Recreation Sociological aspects 306.4812 B46l 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 HED2374 English CollLib COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 -- WHAT IS THE LEISURE EXPERIENCE?; 2 -- SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL APPROACHES TO LEISURE; 3 -- PARTICIPATION AND CONSTRAINT -- CLASS AND GENDER; 4 -- PARTICIPATION AND CONSTRAINT -- ETHNICITY, DISABILITY AND AGE; 5 -- THE EMERGENCE OF AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LEISURE; 6 -- THE UK`S CONTEMPORARY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR LEISURE; 7 -- THE LOCAL STATE AND LEISURE PROVISION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM; 8 -- WORK AND LEISURE -- POST-FORDISM AND THE CHANGING NATURE OF WORK; 9 -- WORK AND LEISURE -- THE LEISURE SOCIETY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND POST-WORK. 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 le. 0 Text Unmediated Volume lcc BK rizal 2015-04-07 23:18:18 rizal 2015-04-07 23:18:18 3187 3176 3176 0 0 ddc 0 0 HED HED HED 2025-12-21 306.4812 B46l HED2374 2026-06-02 00:00:00 2025-12-21 BK