Author: | Arai, S. Pedlar, A. |
Title: | Moving beyond individualism in leisure theory: a critical analysis of concepts of community and social engagement |
Journal: | Leisure Studies
2003 : JUL, VOL. 22:3, p. 185-202 |
Index terms: | Leisure Society Theories |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | In this paper, the notion of social capital is used to examine community structures and their potential contribution to social cohesion, trust, mutuality, co-operation and openness. The paper explores the role of leisure practices. Central to the discussion is Borgmann's notion of focal practices. A communitarian conceptualization of leisure stands in contrast to the privatization of leisure. |
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