Leisure life
Subtitle: myth, maculinity, and modernity
By: Tony Blackshaw.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Men -- England -- Leeds -- Social conditions.; Men -- England -- Leeds -- Social life and customs.; Working class -- England -- Leeds -- Social life and customs.; Leisure -- Social aspects -- England -- Leeds.; Masculinity -- England -- Leeds.
Description: "Leisure Life is a study of men and masculinity. Focusing on the social networks and lesisure 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working-class men - 'the lads' - Tony Blackshaw argues that traditional social collectivities such as class are being superseded.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 define their own identities. For 'the lads', leisure time allows for the making of a postulated sense of community, with its related myths and meanings. This provides opportunities for the assertion of their masculinity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.