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.

Understanding leisure

Politics & Social Sciences

Haywood, Les

Social Sciences

Hutchinson

Understanding Leisure (Routledge Library Editions: Leisure Studies)

First published in 1989. Understanding Leisureis 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 Leisureis 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 Leisurewill be valre 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 Leisurewill 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.

Bramham, Peter

Spink, John

Capenerhurst, John

Henry, Ian

Kew, Francis

Routledge

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