Gender and leisure : social and cultural perspectives / / Cara Carmichael Aitchison
| Gender and leisure : social and cultural perspectives / / Cara Carmichael Aitchison |
| Autore | Aitchison Cara |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796/.082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Recreation - Social aspects
Leisure - Social aspects Feminism |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-26156-2
0-203-37874-1 1-135-13586-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 sciences
Liberal 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 leisure Leisure 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' geographies Overview5 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 education Theorising '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; Overview 8 Gender and leisure: the social-cultural nexus |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452625703321 |
Aitchison Cara
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gender and leisure : social and cultural perspectives / / Cara Carmichael Aitchison
| Gender and leisure : social and cultural perspectives / / Cara Carmichael Aitchison |
| Autore | Aitchison Cara |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 796/.082 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women - Recreation - Social aspects
Leisure - Social aspects Feminism |
| ISBN |
1-135-13593-2
0-415-26156-2 0-203-37874-1 1-135-13586-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 sciences
Liberal 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 leisure Leisure 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' geographies Overview5 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 education Theorising '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; Overview 8 Gender and leisure: the social-cultural nexus |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779894803321 |
Aitchison Cara
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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