Decentring Work

Critical Perspectives on Leisure, Social Policy, and Human Development

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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How has it come to be that paid work is seen as the primary avenue for attaining sustenance, self-esteem, and human dignity?This book encourages scholars and practitioners to rethink the relationships between leisure, social policy, and human development. Drawing on the expertise of some of the most innovative minds in the field of leisure studies from across Canada, Decentring Work questions how and why we have come to value paid employment as the marker of social success and individual self-worth and, more provocatively, investigates the role that leisure might play in its stead.The contributors probe the dimensions of marginalization and oppression experienced by groups such as women living in poverty, aboriginal youth, new immigrants, and older adults and show how leisure can be a vital element in confronting issues in the social construction of homelessness, incarceration, dementia care, disability, and ethnicity. Using a mix of approaches from in-depth empirical studies to more conceptually driven discussions, the chapters in Decentring Work weave together effectively into a treatise on notions of work, leisure, power, and social change.This collection is essential reading for anyone in the field of leisure studies, recreation, or social work who is interested in the role that leisure can and should play in reshaping human and community development.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-01-30
Mått152 x 228 x 15 mm
Vikt418 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagUniversity of Calgary Press
ISBN9781552385005

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Alison Pedlar is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has conducted extensive research on persons with disabilities, support services, quality of life and community. Heather Mair is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has published research on a variety of topics. She is co-author (with Donald G. Reid and E. Wanda George) of Rural Tourism Development: Localism and Cultural Change. Heather Mair is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has published research on a variety of topics. She is co-author (with Donald G. Reid and E. Wanda George) of Rural Tourism Development: Localism and Cultural Change. Susan M. Arai is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines concepts such as social inclusion/social exclusion, therapeutic relationships, empowerment, mindfulness, and health. Donald G. Reid is a professor in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph. Other books by Reid include Work and Leisure in the 21st Century: From Production to Citizenship, and Tourism, Globalization and Development; Responsible Tourism Planning. Donald G. Reid is a professor in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph. Other books by Reid include Work and Leisure in the 21st Century: From Production to Citizenship, and Tourism, Globalization and Development; Responsible Tourism Planning. Susan M. Arai is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines concepts such as social inclusion/social exclusion, therapeutic relationships, empowerment, mindfulness, and health.

IntroductionSusan M. Arai, Heather Mair, and Donald G. RiedPart One: Leisure and Social PolicyLeisure and Social PolicyDon DawsonAddressing Inadequate Leisure Access Politics Through Citizen EngagementJanna Taylor and Wendy Frizby Part Two: Leisure and Alternative Policy Frameworks for Health and Social DevelopmentRemoving the Scar: Social Solidarity and Leisure Policy Donald G. Reid, B. Leigh Golden, and Leah Katerberg Improving the Lives of Persons with Dementia and Their Families through Enhanced Social Policies, Leisure Policy, and Practice Sherry L. DupuisPoverty and Leisure as Social Determinants of Health: The Politics of Oppression and Transformation in Social Policy Susan M. Arai and Rishia Burke Part Three: Social Policy from the Perspective of the MarginsMulticulturalism and Leisure Policy: Enhancing the Delivery of Leisure Services and Supports for Immigrants and Minority CanadiansSusan Tirone Leisure and Social Development in the Context of Women who OffendDarla Fortune, Alison Pedlar, and Felice Yuen Restoring Our Collective Obligation: Exploring Opportunities for Addressing Homelessness and Social Housing Heather Mair and Dawn Trussell Hold Gently People Who Create Space on the Margins: Urban Aboriginal-Canadian Young People and Hip-Hop Rythems of "Leisures" Karen M Fox and Brett D. Lashua Conclusions: Excersising our "Leisure Imagination" Heather Mair, Noald G. Reid and Susan M. Arai NotesIndex