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

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004; London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.36
• Soggetto topico: Work; Leisure - Forecasting; Quality of work life; Labor - Social aspects; Leisure - Social aspects; Psychology, Industrial
• Classificazione: 85.50
• Altri autori: HaworthJohn Trevor VealAnthony James
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Work and leisure
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817512103321
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