Leisure Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Leisure.

  • 4 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (4)

189 words, approx. 1 pages
Leisure Suit Like bell bottoms, platform shoes, and mood rings, the leisure suit came to symbolize the swinging mid-1970s and its pervasive disco culture. The matching polyester jacket and pants often... Read more
2,289 words, approx. 8 pages
Leisure Time Despite the persistent complaints Americans make about not having enough free time, the twentieth century ushered in an unprecedented age of leisure. Economic developments, like the decre... Read more
6,276 words, approx. 21 pages
Leisure Since 1930 the sociology of leisure in North America and Europe has not developed in a linear or cumulative fashion. Rather, research agendas, the accepted premises for research and theory, an... Read more
22,508 words, approx. 76 pages
Leisure Timeline 1885–1919 ∼ Simple Pleasures Safety bicycle invented (1885) / Edison invents the motion picture (1889) / Proliferation of electric trolleys in cities (1890s) / Steeplec... Read more