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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455242803321

Autore

Rojek Chris

Titolo

Decentring leisure [[electronic resource] ] : rethinking leisure theory / / Chris Rojek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1995

ISBN

1-4462-7909-X

1-282-55903-6

1-84860-965-5

9786612559037

0-585-35359-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Collana

Theory, culture & society

Disciplina

790/.01/35

Soggetti

Leisure - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-211) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Capitalism and leisure -- pt. 2. Modernity and leisure -- pt. 3. Postmodernism and leisure.

Sommario/riassunto

Chris Rojek considers the influence of such key social constructs as capitalism, modernity, and postmodernity on the ways we have come to perceive and use leisure. Within a capitalist framework, issues ranging from the meaning of workers' free time to the gendered nature of leisure are explored; the impact of modernity is examined next, offering accounts and analyses of the prevailing - and conflicting - theories. Finally, the author assays the cultural condition that has radically changed the idea of leisure: postmodernism.