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Capitalism and Leisure Theory
Alan Swingewood,Chris Rojek +1 more
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This article is published in British Journal of Sociology.The article was published on 1986-12-01. It has received 192 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sociology of leisure & Capitalism.read more
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Touristic quest for existential authenticity.
Hyounggon Kim,Tazim Jamal +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the experience of repeat tourists who participate actively in a Renaissance festival, from indepth interviews and participant observation over two consecutive years, and found that participants supported the existential notion in terms of intrapersonal and interpersonal authenticity.
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Gender in tourism
TL;DR: In this article, the relation between tourism and gender equality is discussed, and the UNWTO states that tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women, which makes the gender equality perspective highly relevant.
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Active sport tourism: who participates?
TL;DR: In this article, the status of active sport tourism in the US is reviewed and a discussion focusing on gender, race, and social class is used to examine the participation patterns in active sport tourists and suggest future avenues for research.
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'Having Fun'?: Humour as Resistance in Brazil:
TL;DR: This article examined employee opposition in a Brazilian telecommunications company and found that humour may be a relatively effective means of expressing employee dissatisfaction especially where more overt forms of resistance might provoke managerial reprisals.
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What’s the Big Idea? A Critical Exploration of the Concept of Social Capital and its Incorporation into Leisure Policy Discourse
Tony Blackshaw,Jonathan Long +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that the seduction of the "niceness" of Putnam's formulation of social capital not only misses the point of the grimness of some people's lives but also pays little attention to Bourdieu's point that poorer community groups tend to be at the mercy of forces over which they have little control.
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Touristic quest for existential authenticity.
Hyounggon Kim,Tazim Jamal +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the experience of repeat tourists who participate actively in a Renaissance festival, from indepth interviews and participant observation over two consecutive years, and found that participants supported the existential notion in terms of intrapersonal and interpersonal authenticity.
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Gender in tourism
TL;DR: In this article, the relation between tourism and gender equality is discussed, and the UNWTO states that tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women, which makes the gender equality perspective highly relevant.
Journal ArticleDOI
Active sport tourism: who participates?
TL;DR: In this article, the status of active sport tourism in the US is reviewed and a discussion focusing on gender, race, and social class is used to examine the participation patterns in active sport tourists and suggest future avenues for research.
Journal ArticleDOI
'Having Fun'?: Humour as Resistance in Brazil:
TL;DR: This article examined employee opposition in a Brazilian telecommunications company and found that humour may be a relatively effective means of expressing employee dissatisfaction especially where more overt forms of resistance might provoke managerial reprisals.
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What’s the Big Idea? A Critical Exploration of the Concept of Social Capital and its Incorporation into Leisure Policy Discourse
Tony Blackshaw,Jonathan Long +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that the seduction of the "niceness" of Putnam's formulation of social capital not only misses the point of the grimness of some people's lives but also pays little attention to Bourdieu's point that poorer community groups tend to be at the mercy of forces over which they have little control.