05162oam 2200697I 450 991045262570332120200520144314.00-415-26156-20-203-37874-11-135-13586-X10.4324/9780203378748 (CKB)2550000001065656(EBL)1222773(OCoLC)852757721(SSID)ssj0000971226(PQKBManifestationID)11933047(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000971226(PQKBWorkID)10930179(PQKB)11100122(MiAaPQ)EBC1222773(Au-PeEL)EBL1222773(CaPaEBR)ebr10725726(CaONFJC)MIL500892(OCoLC)852159234(EXLCZ)99255000000106565620180331d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGender and leisure social and cultural perspectives /Cara Carmichael AitchisonLondon ;New York :Routledge,2003.1 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-26155-4 1-299-69641-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-186) and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Introducing the social-cultural nexus of gender and leisure; Introducing the outline and structure of the book; 2 Gender and leisure theory; Introduction: ways of knowing, seeing and believing; Social science and the philosophy of knowledge: contested ways of knowing; Positivism: a functional legacy; Phenomenology: a more meaningful approach; Structuralism: constructing, social critiques; Poststructuralism: deconstructing cultural power; Feminist epistemology within the social sciencesLiberal feminism: reform from withinSocialist and Marxist feminism: the constraints of patriarchal capitalism; Radical feminism: the sexuality of oppression; Poststructural feminism: the cultural codes of modernity; Postcolonial and black feminist theories: marking a difference; Overview; 3 Gender and leisure studies; Introduction: sociologies of leisure and leisure sociologies; Gender and contested definitions of leisure; Of time, work and gendered leisure; Recreating leisure as activity; Gender, leisure and the functioning of the social order; Gender and the relative freedom of leisureLeisure studies: from structural to cultural approachesFeminist leisure studies: the first two decades; Gender and leisure studies: the influence of poststructuralism; Overview; 4 Gender and leisure places; Introduction: placing gender and leisure; Geographies of leisure and leisure geographies; Structuralist theories and spatialised feminism; Social and cultural geographies and gendered leisure space; Gender, leisure and the place of 'the gaze'; Poststructural theories of sex and gender; Gender, leisure and the place of 'the dualism'; From colonial to postcolonial and 'Other' geographiesOverview5 Gender and leisure policy; Introduction: the politics of equity; A historical context to gender and leisure policy; Gender, leisure andpolicies of social inclusion; Gender, leisure and sport policy: the role of Sport England; Gender equity and national policy frameworks for sport; The Women's Sports Foundation: tackling inequitable structures and cultures; Local authorities and leisure Provision; The privatisation of leisure services; Leisure plans and Local Cultural Strategies; Overview; 6 Gender and leisure education; Introduction: sociologies of gender and educationTheorising 'engendered education'Curriculum development and engendered education; Research and engendered education; Building a model of gender scholarship in leisure, tourism and sport education; Overview; 7 Gender and leisure management; Introduction; Defining the terms in studies of gender and management; Theorising gender (in)equity in management; Gender (in)equity in service sector industries; Professionalism and leisure management; Structures and cultures of (un)equal opportunities in leisure management; Gender equity and women's career progression in leisure management; Overview8 Gender and leisure: the social-cultural nexusDrawing on a wide range of theoretical perspectives, as well as extensive empirical research , Gender and Leisure goes forward to offer a contemporary socio-cultural analysis of gender relations in leisure practice and leisure policyWomenRecreationSocial aspectsLeisureSocial aspectsFeminismElectronic books.WomenRecreationSocial aspects.LeisureSocial aspects.Feminism.796/.082Aitchison Cara.285761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452625703321Gender and leisure2254826UNINA