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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953352903321

Autore

Rojek Chris

Titolo

Decentring leisure : rethinking leisure theory / / Chris Rojek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1995

London : , : SAGE, , 1995

ISBN

9786612559037

9781446279090

144627909X

9781282559035

1282559036

9781848609655

1848609655

9780585353593

058535359X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Theory, culture & society

Disciplina

306.4812

Soggetti

Leisure - Social aspects

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.