| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
"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."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Work.
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Work. |
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Leisure.
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Leisure. |
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Voluntarism.
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Voluntarism. |
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Well-being.
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Well-being. |
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Quality of life.
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Quality of life. |
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
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Twenty-first century -- Forecasts. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Forecasts.
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| Added Author |
Haworth, John T. (John Trevor), 1937-
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Veal, Anthony James.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Work and leisure. Hove (UK) ; New York : Routledge, 2004 0415250579 0415250587 (DLC) 2004009692 (OCoLC)55108988 |
| ISBN |
0203489322 (electronic book) |
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9780203489321 (electronic book) |
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9781134531974 (electronic book) |
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1134531974 (electronic book) |
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0415250579 (Cloth) |
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0415250587 (paperback) |
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9780415250580 |
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9780415250573 |
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