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      Understanding Leisure

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      Understanding Leisure

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      Understanding Leisure book

      ByLess Haywood, Frank Kew, Peter Bramham, John Spink, John Capenerhurst, Ian Henry
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1989
      eBook Published 14 May 2019
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429054570
      Pages 346
      eBook ISBN 9780429054570
      Subjects Social Sciences, Sports and Leisure
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      Haywood, L., Kew, F., Bramham, P., Spink, J., Capenerhurst, J., & Henry, I. (1989). Understanding Leisure (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429054570

      ABSTRACT

      First published in 1989. Understanding Leisure is a readable introductory analysis of the key elements in the study of leisure. This includes leisure concepts and dimensions of leisure, its activity forms, participants, provision, and leisure futures, leisure and social theory. A collaborative work of six authors, Understanding Leisure is a textbook which introduces the reader to the interrelated dimensions of leisure in contemporary society and aims to provide them with guidelines for further study. Exercises and discussion topics are included at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to apply general theory to particular examples. The text contains seven chapters covering all aspects of the study of leisure. Starting with a critical evaluation of different concepts of leisure it progresses through an analysis of the relationship between leisure both to play and work and the diverse forms of leisure such as recreation, hobbies, crafts and education. There then follows a perspective on leisure participation, an analysis of the spatial dimensions of leisure and how relative land values can affect access to leisure. The historical context of leisure provision and the changing relationship between public and private sector is then examined which provides insights into the future of leisure, based on forecasts and theories of social change. The book ends with a discussion of how contemporary social theory contributes to an understanding of leisure.

      Understanding Leisure will be valuable reading for undergraduate degree courses in Leisure Studies. It will also be useful background reading for post graduate study in Leisure and Recreational Management and Tourism as well as for leisure professionals in both the commercial and public sectors.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter One|43 pages

      Dimensions of Leisure

      chapter Two|107 pages

      Leisure Activities

      chapter Three|39 pages

      Leisure Participants

      chapter Four|16 pages

      Leisure Spaces

      chapter Five|48 pages

      Leisure Provision

      chapter Six|20 pages

      Leisure Futures

      chapter Seven|65 pages

      Leisure and Social Theory

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