Leisure, Sports & Society

"For an undergraduate seeking to come to terms with this academic area, reaching to the shelf for this text will prove very comforting and especially useful... Spracklen offers a cogent, contemporary and clearly laid-out piece of writing" - Russell Holden, Leisure Studies

The way we organise our free time can reveal a great deal about our identities and ideology. This book explores what our sports and leisure choices can tell us about the society in which we live. Comprehensive, cutting edge and packed with global examples it covers all the essentials for students of sports and leisure sociology.The way we organise our free time can reveal a great deal about our identities and ideology. This book explores what our sports and leisure choices can tell us about the society in which we live. Comprehensive, cutting edge and packed with global examples it covers all the essentials for students of sports and leisure sociology.