<P>Globalization, economic development and changes in social environments have put the relationships between work, leisure, social structure and quality of life under the spotlight. Profound transformations in the nature and organization of work are occurring, with potentially far-reaching social an
Work and Leisure
โ Scribed by Nels Anderson
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 280
- Series
- The International Library of Sociology; 166
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
First Published in 1998. This is Volume XVII of the eighteen in the Sociology of Work and Organization series. This study on work and leisure looks at present materials that point to the fields of study of non-work obligations, family and home leisure centredness, declining worker interest in the job, passivity and the cultural level.
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