Work, unemployment, and leisure / Rosemary Deem.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Deem, Rosemary.

Series:

• Society now.
• Society now

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Leisure--Social aspects--Great Britain.
• Work--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (132 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rosemary Deem provides students with a concise introduction to a range of issues and debates surrounding work, unemployment and leisure in contemporary societies. Beginning with an examination of the social and historical factors which have shaped work and leisure patterns in modern Britain, she shows how the boundaries between them are culturally constructed and change over time. As well as looking at the effects of class, Work, Unemployment and Leisure also considers gender, race and ethnicity dimensions. The author takes a wide view of work, encompassing work carried out both withi

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introducing work and leisure; Work in the formal economy; The hidden economy and unpaid work; Unemployment; Leisure; Change: work, unemployment, and leisure; References; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

• 1-134-98507-X
• 1-134-98508-8
• 1-280-32964-5
• 0-203-13108-8

OCLC:

559550045