Leisure Life: Myth, Modernity and Masculinity

by Tony Blackshaw

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Leisure Life is a ground-breaking study of men and masculinity. Focusing on the social networks and leisure lifestyles of a particular group of working-class men - 'the lads' - Tony Blackshaw argues that traditional social collectivities such as class are being superseded. Instead, leisure life is now the central arena in which individuals assert their identities and confirm their belonging. For 'the lads', leisure time is the pivotal point in a fragmented...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0415270731

ISBN13:9780415270731

Release Date:March 2003

Publisher:Routledge

Length:198 Pages

Weight:0.69 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Social Science Social Sciences Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation

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