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Work and leisure [electronic resource] / [edited by] John T. Haworth and A.J. Veal.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hove (UK) ; New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (1 v.)ISBN:
  • 0203489322 (electronic bk.)
  • 9780203489321 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781134531974 (electronic bk.)
  • 1134531974 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Work and leisure.DDC classification:
  • 306.3/6 22
LOC classification:
  • HD4904.6 .W667 2004eb
Other classification:
  • 85.50
  • CP 9500
  • CW 2000
  • MS 6530
Online resources:
Contents:
A brief history of work and its relationship to leisure / A.J. Veal -- The devil still makes work / Chas Critcher and Peter Bramham -- Postmodern work and leisure / Chris Rojek -- Gender, work, and leisure / Judy White -- The economics of work and leisure / Chris Gratton and Peter Taylor -- Looking back : perspectives on the leisure-work relationship / A.J. Veal -- Work, leisure, time-pressure, and stress / Jiri Zuzanek -- Stress and working parents / Barbara Scheneider, Alisa Ainbinder, and Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi -- Work, leisure, and wellbeing / John Haworth -- Leisure and health / Seppo Iso-Ahola and Roger Mannell -- Serious leisure, volunteerism and quality of life / Robert Stebbins -- Work and leisure : themes and issues / John Haworth and A.J. Veal.
Review: "Work and Leisure brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts in a wide range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being. Each author takes stock of the current position, identifies core practical and theoretical issues and discusses possible future trends in order to provide an invaluable resource for all policy-makers, educators, employers and researchers in the field."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

A brief history of work and its relationship to leisure / A.J. Veal -- The devil still makes work / Chas Critcher and Peter Bramham -- Postmodern work and leisure / Chris Rojek -- Gender, work, and leisure / Judy White -- The economics of work and leisure / Chris Gratton and Peter Taylor -- Looking back : perspectives on the leisure-work relationship / A.J. Veal -- Work, leisure, time-pressure, and stress / Jiri Zuzanek -- Stress and working parents / Barbara Scheneider, Alisa Ainbinder, and Mihalyi Csikszentmihalyi -- Work, leisure, and wellbeing / John Haworth -- Leisure and health / Seppo Iso-Ahola and Roger Mannell -- Serious leisure, volunteerism and quality of life / Robert Stebbins -- Work and leisure : themes and issues / John Haworth and A.J. Veal.

Description based on print version record.

"Work and Leisure brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts in a wide range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being. Each author takes stock of the current position, identifies core practical and theoretical issues and discusses possible future trends in order to provide an invaluable resource for all policy-makers, educators, employers and researchers in the field."--BOOK JACKET.

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