Sport, leisure and social relations

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Horne, John, 1955-, Jary, David., Tomlinson, Alan.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2014.
Series:Routledge library editions. Sports studies ; v. 5.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the sociological analysis of sport and leisure / John Horne, David Jary and Alan Tomlinson
  • The changing work/leisure balance in Britain : 1961-1984 / Jonathan Gershuny and Sally Jones
  • Men and women at play : gender, life cycle and leisure / Joan Smith
  • The figurational sociology of sport and leisure of Elias and Dunning : an exposition and a critique / John Horne and David Jary
  • Leisure, symbolic power and the life course / Mike Featherstone
  • The body, sport and power relations / John Hargreaves
  • 'Boys muscle in where angels fear to tread', girls' sub-cultures and physical activities / Sheila Scraton
  • The exploitation of disadvantage : the occupational sub-culture of the boxer / John Sugden
  • The politics of women's leisure / Rosemary Deem
  • Leisure, the state and collective consumption / Dave Whitson.