Serious leisure and individuality / Elie Cohen-Gewerc and Robert A. Stebbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cohen-Gewerc, Elie.

Contributor:

Stebbins, Robert A., 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Individuality--Social aspects.

Individuality.

Psychology--Social aspects.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What does it mean to be an individual and how can an individual exist within society? Serious Leisure and Individuality examines the circumstances in the modern world that make for individual distinctiveness, and the role of these conditions in personal and social life. "The individual," said Friedrich Nietzsche, "has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." Elie Cohen-Gewerc and Robert Stebbins explore the road to finding that privilege. They approach individuality by examining its relationship to freedom and being free, and by defining and elaborating on the concept of leisure space. They also look at individuality's place in community, citizenship, and globalization. The complex relationship between individuality and alienation is put under the microscope to highlight the negative side of being distinctive, which has adverse consequences for the individual and society. There are many studies on the modern individual that centre almost entirely on the person facing his local community and broader society. What is missing in the literature - and what Serious Leisure and Individuality provides - is a broad, comprehensive examination of individuality, particularly as it is rooted in leisure and the leisure-like areas of work.

Contents:

Introduction

Freedom and Being Free

Leisure Space: Cradle of the Individuated Person

Inclination to Play

Leisure and Consumption

Art in the Leisure Era

Community, Citizenship, and Globalization

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-48539-1

0-7735-8848-5

OCLC:

1088288874