UID:
almafu_9959245711702883
Format:
1 online resource (132 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-98507-X
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1-134-98508-8
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1-280-32964-5
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0-203-13108-8
Series Statement:
Society now
Content:
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
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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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
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-00860-3
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203131084
