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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817512103321

Titolo

Work and leisure / / edited by John T. Haworth and A.J. Veal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

90-04-66643-5

90-04-03856-6

1-134-53196-6

1-134-53197-4

1-280-09689-6

0-203-48932-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (257 p.)

Classificazione

85.50

Altri autori (Persone)

HaworthJohn Trevor

VealAnthony James

Disciplina

306.36

Soggetti

Work

Leisure - Forecasting

Quality of work life

Labor - Social aspects

Leisure - Social aspects

Psychology, Industrial

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Work and Leisure; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Introduction; Part I The changing face of work and leisure; Chapter 1 A brief history of work and its relationship to leisure; Chapter 2 The devil still makes work; Chapter 3 Postmodern work and leisure; Chapter 4 Gender, work and leisure; Chapter 5 The economics of work and leisure; Chapter 6 Looking back: Perspectives on the leisure-work relationship; Part II Quality of life and work and leisure; Chapter 7 Work, leisure, time-pressure and stress; Chapter 8 Stress and working parents

Chapter 9 Work, leisure and well-beingChapter 10 Leisure and Health; Chapter 11 Serious leisure, volunteerism and quality of life; Chapter 12 Work and leisure: Themes and issues; Author index; Subject index



Sommario/riassunto

Globalization, economic development and changes in social environments have put the relationships between work, leisure, social structure and quality of life under the spotlight. Profound transformations in the nature and organization of work are occurring, with potentially far-reaching social and economic consequences. Increasingly, organizations demand greater flexibility from their workforces and are introducing new technologies and practices in response to global competitive pressures. At the same time many employees are experiencing long working hours, increasing workloads and job inse