Within the UK and Europe there is an enormous amount of interest in work-life balance. This is reflected in the media, government policy and the development of diversity programmes within large corporations. However there is also evidence that work and family life is more diffic…
Onderzoek naar de tijdsbesteding van Amerikanen, en hoe die in de loop der tijden veranderd is. O.a. aandacht voor de tijdsbesteding van buitenshuis werkende vrouwen, het aandeel van mannen aan het huishouden, tijd voor aandacht aan de kinderen.
"Is it possible that Americans have more free time than they did thirty years ago? While few may believe it, research based on careful records of how we actually spend our time shows that Americans have almost five hours more free time per week than in the 1960s. Here time-use e…
This book considers how leisure and tourism acts as a major focus by which power may be understood in a geographical context.
The devil makes work: leisure in capitalist Britain
by Clarke, John, Critcher, Charles
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'Leisure: An Introduction' provides a broad and lively understanding of the meaning, significance and scope of leisure in modern day society. The book achieves this by exploring key concepts and theories, along with examples and case studies, to illustrate the complexity of leis…
"The widespread concept of the 'postmodern city' is frequently linked to the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and a corresponding wane of white working-class culture. In place of these appear flexible working practices, a diversified workforce, and a greater empha…