Leisure in contemporary society /
Ken Roberts.
- Second edition.
- xii, 260 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Leisure : past and present -- The growth of leisure -- Work and leisure -- Gender -- The life course -- Lifestyles and identities -- Consumption and consumerism -- The transformation of leisure? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"This second edition is a complete rewrite of the first edition published in 1999. It is an introductory undergraduate text on leisure. It has a sociological perspective and discusses recent debates and research on topics such as post-modernity, consumer cultures and lifestyles. This book will be of significant interest to students and researchers in the sociology of leisure."--BOOK JACKET.