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Edited by two leading scholars in the field, Leisure Studies is a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences . It is a four-volume collection of canonical and cutting-edge research in Leisure Studies. The origin of Leisure Studies is comparatively recent. The subject is largely a postwar development which began to unfold in the 1960s, initially... Read more

VOLUME I: DISCIPLINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EVOLUTION OF LEISURE STUDIES

General Introduction: ‘Evolution of Leisure as a Subject: Landmark Studies and Disciplinary Contributions’

Introduction to Volume I

Part 1: Geography

1. J. T. Coppock (1982) ‘Geographical contributions to the study of leisure’, Leisure Studies 1(1): 1–27

2. C. Aitchison (1999) ‘New cultural geographies: The spatiality of leisure, gender and sexuality’, Leisure Studies 18(1): 19–39

3. D. Crouch (2000) ‘Places around us: embodied lay geographies in leisure and tourism’, Leisure Studies 19(1): 63–76

Part 2: History

4. P. Bailey (1989) ‘Leisure, culture and the historian: Reviewing the first generation of leisure historiography in Britain’, Leisure Studies 8(2): 107–27

5. S. Rowntree and G. Lavers (1951) English Life and Leisure: A Social Study (London: Longmans, Green & Co.), pp. 415–50

6. M. Billinge (1996) ‘A time and place for everything: An essay on recreation, re-Creation and the Victorians’, Journal of Historical Geography 22(4): 443–59

7. G. Cross (1986) ‘The political economy of leisure in retrospect: Britain, France and the origins of the eight-hour day’, Leisure Studies 5(1): 56–90

Part 3: Social policy, social theory and conceptualizations of leisure

8. F. Coalter (1998) ‘Leisure studies, leisure policy and social citizenship: The failure of welfare or the limits of welfare?’, Leisure Studies 17(1): 21–36

9. H. Van Moorst (1982) ‘Leisure and social theory’, Leisure Studies 1(2): 157–69

10. D. Dawson (1988) ‘Leisure and the definition of poverty’, Leisure Studies 7(3): 221–31

11. K. Moore, G. Cushman and D. Simmons (1995) ‘Behavioural conceptualisation of tourism and leisure’, Annals of Tourism Research 22(1): 67–85

Part 4: The work-leisure debate

12. J. Zuzanek and R. Mannell (1983) ‘Work–leisure relationships from a sociological and social psychological perspective’, Leisure Studies 2(3): 327–44

13. D. T. Herbert (1987) ‘Exploring the work–leisure relationship: an empirical study of South Wales’, Leisure Studies 6(2): 147–65

14. R. A. Stebbins (1997) ‘Serious Leisure and Well-Being’, in J. T. Haworth (ed.), Work, Leisure and Well-Being (London: Routledge), pp. 117–30

Part 5: Leisure theory and lifestyle

15. C. Rojek (2005) ‘An outline of the action approach to leisure studies’, Leisure Studies 24(1): 13–25

16. S. Glyptis (1981) ‘Leisure life-styles’, Regional Studies 15(5): 311–26

17. A. Veal (1993) ‘The concept of lifestyle’, Leisure Studies 12(4): 233–52

18. C. Aitchison (2000) ‘Poststructural feminist theories of representing Others: A response to the "crisis" in leisure studies discourse’, Leisure Studies 19(3): 127–44

19. R. Stebbins (1997) ‘Casual leisure: A conceptual statement’, Leisure Studies 16(1): 17–25

20. C. Rojek (2000) ‘Leisure and the rich today: Veblen’s thesis after a century’, Leisure Studies 19(1): 1–15

21. A. Veal (1998) ‘Leisure studies, pluralism and social democracy’, Leisure Studies 17(4): 249–67

Part 6: The economics and psychology of leisure

22. R. Vickerman (1983) ‘The contribution of economics to the study of leisure: a review’, Leisure Studies 2(3): 345–64

23. R. Ingham (1986) ‘Psychological contributions to the study of leisure: Part One’, Leisure Studies 5(3): 255–79

24. R. Ingham (1987) ‘Psychological contributions to the study of leisure: Part Two’, Leisure Studies 6(1): 1–14

VOLUME II: LEISURE, SPACE AND PLACE

Introduction to Volume II

Part 7: The home and domestic leisure

25. S. Glyptis and D. Chambers (1982) ‘No place like home’, Leisure Studies 1(3): 247–62

26. M. Bhatti and A. Church (2000) ‘I never promised you a rose garden: Gender, leisure and home-making’, Leisure Studies 19(2): 183–97

27. D. Crouch (1989) ‘Patterns of cooperation in the cultures of outdoor leisure: the case of allotments’, Leisure Studies 8(2): 189–99

Part 8: Urban leisure and the urban environment

28. P. Wilkinson (1988) ‘The historical roots of urban open space planning’, Leisure Studies 7(2): 125–43

29. A. Strachan and I. Bowler (1976) ‘The development of public parks in the city of Leicester’, East Midland Geographer, 6: 275–83

30. D. Taylor (1999) ‘Central Park as a model for social control: Urban parks, social class and leisure behaviour in nineteenth-century America’, Journal of Leisure Research 31(4): 420–77

31. J. Burgess, C. Harrison and M. Limb (1988) ‘People, parks and the urban green: A study of popular meanings and values for open spaces in the city’, Urban Studies, 25: 455–73

32. S. J. Page, K. Nielsen and R. Goodenough (1994) ‘Managing urban parks: User perspectives and local leisure needs in the 1990s’, Service Industries Journal 14(2): 216–37

33. B. Yuen (1996) ‘Use and experience of neighbourhood parks in Singapore’, Journal of Leisure Research 28(4): 293–311

34. S. Scraton and B. Watson (1998) ‘Gendered cities: Women and public leisure space in the "postmodern city"’, Leisure Studies 17(2): 123–37

35. C. Rojek (1993) ‘Disney culture’, Leisure Studies 12(2): 121–35

36. K. Roberts (1997) ‘Same activities, different meanings: British youth cultures in the 1990s’, Leisure Studies 16(1): 1–15

37. J. Northcote (2006) ‘Nightclubbing and the search for identity: Making the transition from childhood to adulthood in an urban milieu’, Journal of Youth Studies 9(1): 1–16

38. S. Essex and B. Chalkley (1998) ‘Olympic Games: Catalyst of urban change’, Leisure Studies 17(3): 187–206

Part 9: The impact of demand on recreational resources

39. G. Wall (1972) ‘Socio-economic variations in pleasure trip patterns: The case of Hull car-owners’, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 57: 45–58

40. S. Glyptis (1981) ‘People at play in the countryside’, Geography 66(4): 277–85

41. C. Harrison (1983) ‘Countryside recreation and London’s urban fringe’, Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 8: 295–313

42. J. A. Patmore (1983) ‘Recreation patterns in the countryside and coast’, in J. A. Patmore, Recreation and Resources: Leisure Patterns and Leisure Places (Blackwell: Oxford), pp. 122–62

43. G. Parker and N. Ravenscroft (1999) ‘Benevolence, nationalism and hegemony: Fifty years of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949’, Leisure Studies 18(4): 297–313

44. H. Cordell C. Betz and G. Green (2002) ‘Recreation and the environment as cultural dimensions in contemporary American society’, Leisure Sciences 24(1): 13–41

45. G. Ritzer and T. Stillman (2001) ‘The postmodern ballpark as a leisure setting: enchantment and simulated de-McDonaldization’, Leisure Sciences 23(2): 99–113

VOLUME III: LEISURE, PARTICIPATION AND SOCIETY

Introduction to Volume III

Part 10: Leisure motivation

46. R. Crandall (1980) ‘Motivations for leisure’, Journal of Leisure Research 12(1): 45–54

47. S. Iso-Ahola (1983) ‘Towards a social psychology of recreational travel’, Leisure Studies 2(1): 45–56

Part 11: Constraints to leisure participation

48. E. Jackson (1988) ‘Leisure constraints: A survey of past research’, Leisure Sciences 10: 203–15

49. E. Jackson (1991) ‘Leisure constraints/constrained leisure’, Leisure Sciences 13(4): 273–8

50. D. Crawford, E. Jackson and G. Godbey (1991) ‘A hierarchical model of leisure constraints’, Leisure Sciences 13(4): 309–20

51. T. Kay and G. Jackson (1991) ‘Leisure despite constraint: The impact of leisure constraints on leisure participation’, Journal of Leisure Research 23: 301–13

52. E. Jackson, D. Crawford and G. Godbey (1993) ‘Negotiation of leisure constraints’, Leisure Sciences 15(1): 1–11

53. D. Samdahl and N. Jekubovich (1997) ‘A critique of leisure constraints: Comparative analyses and understandings’, Journal of Leisure Research 29(4): 430–52

54. E. Jackson (2000) ‘Will research on leisure constraints still be relevant in the twenty-first century?’, Journal of Leisure Research 32(1): 62–7

55. D. Shogan (2002) ‘Characterising constraints of leisure: A Foucaultian analysis of leisure constraints’, Leisure Studies 21(1): 27–38

Part 12: Leisure, time and work: Implications for participation

56. J. Zuzanek, T. Beckers and P. Peters (1998) ‘The "harried leisure class" revisited: Dutch and Canadian trends in the use of time from the 1970s to the 1990s’, Leisure Studies 17(1): 1–20

57. S. Lewis (2003) ‘The integration of paid work and the rest of life. Is post-industrial work the new leisure?’ Leisure Studies 22(4): 343–55

Part 13: Social groups, leisure and participation

58. T. Kay (2000) ‘Leisure, gender and family: The influence of social policy’, Leisure Studies 19(4): 247–65

59. M. Jansen-Verbeke (1986) ‘Inner city leisure resources’, Leisure Studies 4(2): 141–57

60. M. Allison (2000) ‘Leisure, diversity and social justice’, Journal of Leisure Research 32(1): 2–6

61. S. Glyptis (1983) ‘Business as usual? Leisure participation for the unemployed’, Leisure Studies 2(3): 287–300

62. M. Floyd (1998) ‘Getting beyond marginality and ethnicity: The challenge for race and ethnic studies in leisure research’, Journal of Leisure Research 30(1): 3–22

63. N. Ravenscroft and S. Markless (2000) ‘Ethnicity and the integration and exclusion of young people through urban park and recreation provision’, Managing Leisure 5(3): 135–50

64. E. Gómez (2002) ‘The ethnicity and public recreation participation model’, Leisure Sciences 24(2): 123–42

65. S. M. Thomson, B. C. Grant and A. Dharmalingam (2002) ‘Leisure time in mid-life: what are the odds?’ Leisure Studies 21(2): 125–43

66. S. Lincoln (2005) ‘Feeling the noise: Teenagers, bedrooms and music’, Leisure Studies 24(4): 399–414

67. S. Wearing and B. Wearing (2000) ‘Smoking as a fashion accessory in the 90s: Conspicuous consumption, identity and adolescent women’s leisure choices’, Leisure Studies 19(1): 45–58

68. K. Roberts, C. Fagan, I. Bontenko and K. Razlogou (2001) ‘Economic polarization, leisure practices and policies, and the quality of life: a study in post-communist Moscow’, Leisure Studies 20(3): 161–72

69. K. Roberts, S. Povall and J. Tholen (2005) ‘Farewell to the intelligentsia: Political transformation and changing forms of leisure consumption in the former communist countries of Eastern Europe’, Leisure Studies 24(2): 115–36

VOLUME IV: MANAGING LEISURE RESOURCES: POLICY, PLANNING AND PRACTICE

Introduction to Volume IV

Part 14: Concepts and tools for managing leisure resources and users

70. G. Jacob and R. Schreyer (1980) ‘Conflict in outdoor recreation: A theoretical perspective’, Journal of Leisure Research 12(4): 368–80

71. A. R. Graefe, J. J. Vaske and F. R. Kuss (1984) ‘Social carrying capacity: An integration and synthesis of twenty years of research’, Leisure Sciences 6(4): 395–431

72. A. R. Graefe, J. J. Vaske and F. R. Kuss (1984) ‘Resolving issues and remaining questions about social carrying capacity’, Leisure Sciences 6(4): 497–507

73. B. Shelby and T. A. Heberlein (1984) ‘A conceptual framework for carrying capacity’, Leisure Sciences 6: 433–51

74. B. Shelby, J. J. Vaske and T. A. Heberlein (1989) ‘Comparative analysis of crowding in multiple locations: Results from fifteen years of research’, Leisure Sciences 11(4): 269–91

75. M. Roe and J. Benson (2001) ‘Planning for conflict resolution: jet-ski use on the Northumberland coast’, Coastal Management 29(1): 19–39

76. S. Tunstall and E. Penning-Rowsell (1998) ‘The English beach: Experience and values’, Geographical Journal 164(3): 319–32

77. B. Eaton and D. Holding (1996) ‘The evaluation of public transport alternatives to the car in British national parks’, Journal of Transport Geography 4(1): 55–65

Part 15: The public sector, leisure resources and their management

78. F. Coalter (1993) ‘Sports participation: Price or priorities?’, Leisure Studies 12(2): 171–82

79. N. Ravenscroft (1996) ‘Leisure, consumerism and active citizenship in the UK’, Managing Leisure 1: 163–74

80. F. Coalter (2000) ‘Public and commercial leisure provision: Active citizens and passive consumers?’, Leisure Studies 19(3): 163–81

81. J. White (1999) ‘Managing the Lottery: Evaluation of the first four years and lessons for local authorities’, Managing Leisure 4: 78–93

Part 16: Leisure and consumers: Marketing and management issues

82. K. Mackay and J. Crompton (1988) ‘A conceptual model of consumer evaluation of recreation service quality’, Leisure Studies 7(1): 41–9

83. A. Bright (2000) ‘The role of social marketing in leisure and recreation management’, Journal of Leisure Research 32(1): 12–17

Part 17: The future of leisure studies and leisure research

84. W. Harper (1997) ‘The future of leisure: Making leisure work’, Leisure Studies 16(3): 189–98

85. R. Deem (1999) ‘How do we get out of the ghetto? Strategies for research on gender and leisure for the twenty-first century’, Leisure Studies 18(3): 161–77

86. G. Godbey (2000) ‘The future of leisure studies’, Journal of Leisure Research 32(1): 37–41

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