Pastimes,9781571675156

Pastimes

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ISBN13: 9781571675156
ISBN10: 1571675159
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-06-01
Publisher(s): Sagamore Pub Llc
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Summary

An introductory text that gathers together state of the art information in leisure science and practice, reflecting a wide range of literature from the disciplines of sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and anthropology. More than a text that teaches the foundational meanings and roles of leisure. Pastimes is also a point of view. This text presents leisure as a human phenomenon that is individual and collective, vital for survival, frivolous, historical, contemporary, good, and bad.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments ix
Part I Leisure as a Condition of Being Human---Personal Context 1(134)
Meaning of Leisure
3(34)
The Humanities of Leisure
4(13)
Leisure and Literature
4(5)
Leisure and Art
9(5)
Leisure and Music
14(3)
Classical Histories of Pastimes
17(14)
The Kingdom of Kush
17(1)
Ancient Greece: Glorious Leisure
18(4)
Ancient Rome: Leisure as Spectacle
22(2)
Ancient China: Life Balance
24(2)
Leisure and Muhammad's Early Empire
26(1)
Ancient New World Societies
27(2)
Medieval Europe
29(1)
The Renaissance
30(1)
Today's Meanings and Connotations
31(4)
Leisure as Free Time
32(1)
Leisure as Recreational Activity
33(1)
Leisure as a State of Mind
34(1)
Summary: What We Understand
35(1)
References
36(1)
Having a Good Time
37(32)
Happiness
38(2)
Pleasure
40(3)
Freedom
43(2)
Intrinsic Reward
45(1)
Play
46(5)
Game
51(3)
Laughter
54(1)
Relaxation
55(1)
Ritual
56(2)
Solitude
58(1)
Commitment
59(2)
Spirituality
61(3)
Risk
64(2)
Summary: What We Understand
66(1)
References
67(2)
Explanations and Speculations
69(32)
Situational Factors That Affect Leisure Behavior
70(5)
Theoretical Explanations for Leisure Behavior
75(22)
Compensation and Spilover
78(2)
Leisure Types
80(2)
Neulinger's Paradigm
82(2)
Iso-Ahola's Pyramid
84(3)
Flow
87(4)
Leisure Boredom
91(2)
Self-As-Entertainment
93(1)
Theory of Anti-Structure
94(1)
Need-Satisfaction Model
95(2)
Summary: What We Understand
97(1)
References
98(3)
Leisure and Life Span
101(34)
The Meaning of Age
102(2)
Leisure and Physical Development
104(7)
Leisure and Emotional Development
111(7)
Leisure and Intellectual Development
118(4)
Leisure and Social Development
122(9)
Summary: What We Understand
131(1)
References
132(3)
Part Two Leisure as a Cultural Mirror---Societal Context 135(110)
Leisure's Anthropology
137(28)
How Culture Impacts Leisure
139(10)
Characteristics of Culture
139(4)
Leisure and Cultural Change
143(6)
Hunches about the Earliest Human Cultures
149(4)
Leisure and Modernity
153(5)
Technology and Leisure
155(2)
Leisure and Post-Modernism
157(1)
Leisure in Developing Cultures
158(3)
Summary: What We Understand
161(1)
References
162(3)
Popular Culture
165(28)
Television
169(3)
Films
172(3)
Printed Media
175(2)
The Internet
177(3)
Roles of Media and Amusement in Modern Society
180(9)
Reflections in Popular Music
182(3)
Reflections in Amusement Parks
185(4)
Summary: What We Understand
189(1)
References
190(3)
Taboo Recreation
193(22)
Leisure and Deviance
195(2)
Purple Recreation
196(1)
The Nash Pyramid
196(1)
Why Taboo Recreation?
197(3)
Leisure's Potential for Anomie
197(2)
Leisure's Potential for Differential Association
199(1)
Retreatist Lifestyles
200(1)
Taboo Recreation that Injures Self
200(6)
Substance Abuse
201(3)
Gambling
204(2)
Taboo Recreation that Injures Others
206(4)
Vandalism for Fun
206(2)
Taboo Sex
208(2)
The Dilemma of ``Goodness''
210(2)
Summary: What We Understand
212(1)
References
213(2)
Of Time and Work
215(30)
Types of Time
216(9)
Cyclical Time
217(1)
Mechanical Time
218(4)
Biological Time
222(1)
Social and Cultural Time
223(2)
Time for Leisure
225(7)
Leisure's Expression in Time
225(4)
Time Tyrannies
229(3)
The Intention of Work
232(5)
Pre- and Post-Industrial Work
232(2)
Worker Rewards
234(2)
Worker Dissatisfactions
236(1)
Leisure's Relation to Work
237(5)
Central Life Interest
238(1)
Workaholism
238(1)
A Better Way to Work and Play
239(3)
Summary: What We Understand
242(1)
References
243(2)
Part III Leisure as a Social Instrument---Systems Context 245(112)
Using Leisure for Social Good
247(30)
Colonial America
249(10)
Early New England
249(1)
The Antebellum South
250(2)
Transitions of the 1800s
252(1)
Cultural Change
252(3)
Establishment of the American Character
255(4)
Birth of Organized Leisure Systems
259(8)
The Settlement House Movement
261(1)
The Playground Movement
261(4)
In Pursuit of Happiness
265(2)
The Movement's Zenith
267(3)
Changes in Organized Leisure Services
269(1)
Growth of Professional Education
270(1)
Leisure as a Change Agent Today
270(3)
Summary: What We Understand
273(1)
References
274(3)
Paying For it All
277(22)
The Web of Leisure and Economics
278(11)
Leisure and Economic Development
279(3)
Leisure and Capitalism
282(2)
Leisure and Consumerism
284(5)
How Leisure Benefits an Economy
289(4)
Expenditures for Leisure Goods and Services
290(1)
Employment
290(1)
Taxes
291(1)
Property Values
291(2)
How Leisure Harms an Economy
293(4)
Accidents
294(1)
Balance of payments
295(2)
Summary: What We Understand
297(1)
References
298(1)
Leisure and Equity
299(28)
How Leisure Both Restricts and Enables Equity
301(1)
Equity
301(18)
Examples
305(1)
Women
305(4)
Gays and Lesbians
309(1)
At-Risk Youth
310(3)
Racial and Ethnic Minorities
313(3)
Immigrants
316(3)
People With Disabilities
319(4)
Summary: What We Understand
323(1)
References
324(3)
Leisure Resources For People
327(30)
Why Leisure Resources are Important
328(2)
Leisure Resources as Cultural Capital
328(1)
Leisure Resources as Social Capital
329(1)
Packages for Organized Leisure Services
330(16)
Tourism
332(6)
Cultural arts
338(1)
Sports
339(3)
Outdoor Recreation
342(4)
Sponsorships for Leisure
346(11)
Commercial Agencies
347(2)
Private Agencies
349(4)
Public Agencies
353(4)
Summary: What We Understand 357(1)
References 358

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