Understanding Leisure

Understanding Leisure
Author: Les Haywood
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780748720590

This book covers all the key aspects of leisure theory, policy and practice. Coverage includes leisure concepts and the dimensions of leisure, its activity forms, participants, provision, leisure and social theory and the future of leisure. Exercises and discussion topics are included at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to apply theory to examples. Excellent guides to further reading are also included.

Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies

Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies
Author: Various
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 3458
Release: 1992-07-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429512430

This set of 12 volumes, originally published between 1938 and 2001, amalgamates a wide breadth of research on Leisure Studies, including works on young people and leisure, the family, and political influence on the leisure industry. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject how it has evolved over time, and will be of particular interest to students of sociology and leisure studies.

Leisure and the Family Life Cycle

Leisure and the Family Life Cycle
Author: Rhona Rapoport
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 598
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0429638795

This volume, first published in 1975 with a new introduction by Ziona Strelitz, marked a pioneering contribution to family and leisure studies. The study includes empirical material collected in the form of biographical case studies. The case studies are not only rich in detail and well presented, but they provide a meaning of leisure within the pattern of life of the individuals studied. This book will be of great interest to students of leisure and family studies.

Exploring Sport & Leisure Disasters

Exploring Sport & Leisure Disasters
Author: Hazel Hartley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2001-09-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1135339244

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Problem of Leisure

The Problem of Leisure
Author: Henry Durant
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019
Genre: POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN: 9780429025785

First published in 1938. This study examines various aspects of leisure in the early twentieth century. The author observes the differences in leisure between the various echelons of society, as well as the differences of leisure amongst children and adults. Durant also explores in depth several modes of leisure, including the cinema, sport, and gambling. This title will be of interest to students of history, sociology, and leisure studies.

Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies

Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 3444
Release: 2019-05-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780367110369

This set of 12 volumes, originally published between 1938 and 2001, amalgamates a wide breadth of research on Leisure Studies, including works on young people and leisure, the family, and political influence on the leisure industry. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject how it has evolved over time, and will be of particular interest to students of sociology and leisure studies.

Routledge Library Editions: Sports Studies

Routledge Library Editions: Sports Studies
Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 2424
Release: 2022-07-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1317679490

This set examines sport and leisure from a social science viewpoint. The volumes included, originally published between 1984 and 1991 take a cross-disciplinary approach to explore the social, political and cultural roles of sport in today's society. They cover issues as diverse as inequality, nationalism, gender, and commercialisation and engage with a range of academic disciplines including cultural studies, history, politics and sociology.

Routledge Library Editions: Urban Planning

Routledge Library Editions: Urban Planning
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 6124
Release: 2021-06-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 135102213X

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1970 and 1998, draw together research by leading academics in the area of urban planning, and provide a rigorous examination of related key issues. The volumes examine teaching, urban markets, planning, transport planning, poverty, politics, forecasting techniques and an examination of the inner city in Europe and the US, whilst also exploring the general principles and practices of planning. This set will be of particular interest to students of sociology, geography, planning and urbanization respectively.

Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association

Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association
Author: Various
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 6012
Release: 2021-07-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351014625

The volumes in this set, originally published between 1969 and 2001, is comprised of original books published in conjunction with the British Sociological Association. The set draws together original research by leading academics based on study groups and conference papers, in the areas of youth, race, the sociology of work, gender, social research, urban studies, class, deviance and social control, law, development, and health. Each volume provides a rigorous examination of related key issues. This set will be of particular interest to students and academics in the field of sociology, health and social care, gender studies and criminology respectively.