Australian Leisure, Third Edition, 2006

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1 Australian Leisure, Third Edition, 2006 rd Rob Lynch & A. J. Veal Australian Leisure. 3 edn, Sydney: Pearson Education, 2006, 494 pages, ISBN Publisher's website: Contents 1 This Thing Called Leisure 2 History I before History II from Studying Leisure 5 Contemporary Patterns of Australian Leisure 6 The Leisure Providers 7 Leisure and Politics 8 At Home at Leisure 9 The Arts, Culture and Entertainment 10 Sport 11 Outdoor Recreation 12 Tourism 13 Leisure on the Margins of Conventional Morality 14 Leisure and Aboriginal Culture from Leisure and Health 16 Leisure and Gender 17 Leisure and Specific Population Groups 18 Working at Leisure 19 Leisure and the Future Comments on the first edition 'The authors have presented us with a view of leisure which illuminates both its political and historical importance in shaping aspects of contemporary Australian life and identities' - Gough Whitlam, in the Foreword to the first edition. 'Rob Lynch and Tony Veal have... produced a first rate comprehensive textbook, one of the world's best' - Professor Ken Roberts, University of Liverpool (in World Leisure). 'Australian Leisure proved not only 'an excellent introductory text for tertiary students of leisure' but of great potential value to a large number of other fields, including education, the arts, Aboriginal studies, social sciences, and Australian history and government' - Anne Marshall, University of Western Sydney (in Campus Review). 'Australian Leisure is the most comprehensive treatment of its subject yet published' - David Rowe, University of Newcastle (in Media International Australia). Comments on the second edition.. I believe that Veal and Lynch have provided a compelling and challenging text to be used by students and professionals in Australia. The book provides a thorough summary of the <state of leisure' and will provide a solid foundation for individuals interested in

2 understanding more about Australian culture and leisure. - Prof. Karla A. Henderson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Detailed Contents 1 This Thing Called Leisure An historical perspective Traditional Aboriginal culture The ancient world Egypt; Ancient Assyria and Babylonia; Ancient China; the classical Grek ideal of leisure; Roman baths and circuses; Europe before the industrial revolution The Dark and Middle Ages; Carnival in medieval Europe; the Reformation and the Protestant ethic Industrial revolution in England A shift in time sense and the reorganisation of work and leisure; Overlooking years of culture Europe transported to Australia Contemporary Australia The meanings of leisure Time; Activity; Attitudes; A definition; Synthesis 2 History I before 1788 Traditional Aboriginal cultures Beginnings Lifestyle Games and play Other amusements Storytelling; Gossip and talk; Music; Dance; Art; Narcotics and intoxication; Playfulness, joking and humour; Hunting and gathering as play; Laughter; Play in the serious business of ritual 3 History II from 1788 Background to the emergence of leisure in the new penal colony : Hard labour, hard leisure Alcohol; Gambling; The Macquarie era; Sport; Convict leisure; Women in the colonies; Prostitution, rape and sodomy; Ruling class leisure : A hesitant journey towards organised leisure Pleasure in the absence of gold; The Mechanics Institutes; Continuation of blood sports;

3 Formalisation of leisure and the provision of parks; Gambling and drinking : Mass entertainment and privately consumed pleasures Federation; Leisure in the new century; Electricity; The wireless; Film and cinema; The motor car; Parks and playgrounds; Sport and spectatorism; Government involvement in leisure; Emerging from the Great Depression 1945 to the present: mass, commercial and private pleasures 4 Studying Leisure Why study leisure? The emergence of leisure studies The development of leisure studies in Australia Leisure studies: discipline or field of study? Paradigms Positivism and postpositivism; Functionalist paradigm; Interpretive paradigm; Conflict paradigm; Feminism; Postmodernism; Poststructuralism; paradigms - summary Academic disciplines Sociology; Cultural studies; Psychology and social psychology; Economics Appendix 4.1: Case study 4.1 data: visits to Royal Botanic Gardens in last 3 months 5 Contemporary Patterns of Australian Leisure Methodological issues Data versus explanation; Measuring leisure; The limitations of sample surveys Leisure time Participation Sport; The arts; Tourism Expenditure Leisure expenditure in general; Expenditure on gambling Perspectives on leisure activity 6 The Leisure Providers Defining and measuring the leisure industries Sectoral roles The private/commercial sector The voluntary or not-for-profit sector The government sector International; Government in Australia; National/Australian government; A national government role; Quangos; Fragmentation; State, territory and local government

4 Appendix 6.1: Government departments and agency web-sites 7 Leisure and Politics Ideology Marxism; Anti-globalism; Democratic socialism and social democracy; Liberalism; Conservatism; Environmentalism; Feminism; Ideology - summary Interests Power 8 At Home at Leisure The centrality of home-based leisure A brief history of the home and leisure Aboriginal homes; European Australian domestic architecture: the colonial period; After the 1850s; Post-federation; After the Second World War Changes to the home with regard to leisure The ambiguous verandah; Under the house Technologies of leisure and the home The piano and music-making; The gramophone; Radio; Television; Labour-saving and mood-creating devices; The personal computer; The home entertainment revolution At home, outside: backyards and gardens Gardens Issues and trends: privatisation and commoditisation Social divisions related to the home 9 The Arts, Culture and Entertainment The arts and entertainment Demand/cost structure; Customer/product orientation; Excellence; Class; Economics Public involvement in the arts and entertainment Active involvement - the 'amateur'; Public involvement as audience Cultural industries The Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (DOCITA); Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS);Commercial broadcasting companies; The Australia Council for the Arts; Major performing arts companies Funding the arts and entertainment Other arts and entertainment issues

5 Community arts; Australian national identity; Elitism; Arts management; New media 10 Sport Historical development of sport The importance of sport in Australia National identity and nationalism Organisation of Australian sport Aborigines and sport Ethnic influences in Australian sport Crowd disorder in sport Sport and juvenile crime Sport and capitalism The media and sport; Sponsorship and marketing of sport Sport management 11 Outdoor Recreation Resources Participation Benefits of outdoor recreation National Parks National Parks in Australia; Policy and management issues; The coast Urban parks Urban open spaces 12 Tourism Definitions and dimensions The nature of tourism The tourism process Tourism research and policy Benefits versus costs The role of government in tourism Cultural tourism

6 13 Leisure on the Margins of Conventional Morality Occupying the centre ground Recreational drugs Graffiti - the pleasures of vandalism Sexual pleasures Gambling Why the oversight? Theorising leisure on the margins 14 Leisure and Aboriginal Culture from 1788 contact in the colonial years Continuities in traditional patterns of culture, pleasure and play after 1788 Adaptations of pleasure The historical emergence of European-Australian leisure activities among Aboriginal people Gambling; Communal drinking; Racial discrimination via European-Australian leisure Leisure from the point of view of Aboriginal people Art, music and dance; Contemporary music 15 Leisure and Health Defining health The benefits of leisure for health Government involvement in leisure and health enterprises Leisure in various health and care settings Health issues in work-life balance 16 Leisure and Gender Women and the study of leisure Australians' Use of Time study; Leisure: An inappropriate Concept for Women? Women and leisure developments post-1975; Australian research on women and leisure Leisure and masculinity Gay and lesbian leisure

7 17 Leisure and Specific Population Groups People with a disability Minority ethnic groups Greek Australians; Korean Australians; Barriers to participation Older people Young people Youth subcultures; Surfing; Moshing; Nightclubbing and raves; Music; The internet and electronic media; Larrikinism; Young offenders and wilderness experience; The Cobham survival program; Groote Eylandt Men Househusbands; Mid-lifers Unemployed people Prisoners 18 Working at Leisure Working in leisure Education and training Tertiary sector; The Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector Graduate employability in the leisure industries Industry profiles 19 Leisure and the Future : studying the past and present to tell the future Activity trends Cultural venues and events; Gambling; Tourism Change factors Technology, materialism, work and leisure Women, paid and unpaid work and leisure Transport The electronic communications media Demographic change The environment Post-industrialism and postmodernism The organisation of work and leisure; Urban leisure; Home entertainment; Hallmark events

8 Bibliography Author Index Subject Index