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Women's Leisure, What Leisure?

A Feminist Analysis

  • Textbook
  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Eileen Green
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  2. Sandra Hebron
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  3. Diana Woodward
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Part of the book series: Women in Society (WOSO)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Conceptualising leisure

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 1-26

  3. Capitalism, patriarchy and ideologies of leisure

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 27-37

  4. A social history of women’s leisure

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 38-56

  5. Women’s leisure today

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 57-84

  6. Work and leisure

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 85-112

  7. The process of social control in public and private spheres

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 113-139

  8. Self-help and good practice: the struggle for women’s leisure

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 140-164

  9. Conclusion

    • Eileen Green, Sandra Hebron, Diana Woodward
    Pages 165-169

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 170-189
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Until recently the Sociology of Leisure was dominated by theoretical approaches which made women's experiences invisible. Drawing upon feminist perspectives this book re-conceptualises leisure in order to provide a more informed understanding of women's leisure. The authors argue that such an examination necessarily involves a study of women's daily lives which views leisure in relation to the structure of their lives as a whole. Drawing upon a major study of Sheffield women's leisure and other sources, the processes of negotiation and social control are cited as crucial in determing women's access to free time and the resources required to enjoy leisure.

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