A Leisure of One's Own : A Feminist Perspective on Women's Leisure

A growing body of women's studies literature and leisure literature exists. This unique book brings together these two areas in a way that allows the reader to view women's leisure from several perspectives helping to provide opportunities for equality, integrity and freedom of choice within leisure. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface......Page 12 Women and Leisure: More Truth than Facts......Page 14 The Ideal Woman: A Historical Perspective on Women's Leisure......Page 32 Feminism and Leisure......Page 58 The Meaning of Leisure in Women's Everyday Lives......Page 70 Leisure as a Developmental Issue......Page 86 Leisure Participation for Women: Problems and Possibilities......Page 108 Constraints on Women's Leisure......Page 130 Women and Leisure: The Future......Page 146 Bibliography......Page 166 'This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003'--T.p. verso. Karla A. Henderson ... [et Al.] Bibliography: P. 153-186.