Wearing, Betsy,

Leisure and feminist theory / Betsy Wearing. - xvi, 207 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.

Introduction -- Leisure Is Good for Society and the Individual Functionalist Theories -- Structure and Agency in Access to Leisure Marxist and Neo-Marxist Theories -- The Self and Freedom and Constraint in Leisure Interactionist Theories -- Hegemonic Struggles in Leisure Spaces Cultural Studies -- Leisure and Masculinities -- Embodiment,Emotions and Leisure -- Public Leisure Places and Spaces Urban Sociology -- Personal Leisure Spaces Poststructuralist Theories -- The View from the 'Other', from Margin to Centre Postcolonial Theory -- Conclusion.

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Women--Recreation--Social aspects.
Leisure
Feminist theory

GV183. / W43 1998

790.194