Format:
xi, 213 Seiten
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Diagramme
ISBN:
9780230358577
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9781349595303
Content:
What is fun? How is it distinct from happiness or pleasure? How do we know when we are having it? This book is the first to provide a comprehensive sociological account of this taken for granted social phenomenon. Fincham investigates areas such as our memories of fun in childhood, the fun we have as adults, our muted experiences of fun at work and our lived experiences of having fun. Using first-hand accounts and a new approach to interpreting fun, the paradox of fun as not serious or unimportant whilst at the same time essential for a happy life is exposed. Addressing questions of control, transgression and the primacy of social relationships in fun, The Sociology of Fun is intended to provoke discussion about how we want to have fun and who determines the fun we have
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781137315793
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Fincham, Ben, 1969 - The Sociology of Fun London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016 ISBN 9781137315793
Language:
English
Subjects:
Sociology
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English Studies
Keywords:
Spaß
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Soziologie
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