Young Adolescents’ Leisure: A cross-cultural and cross-sectional study of Dutch and German 10–15 year-olds (Forschung Soziologie, 121)

Do contemporary children have busy "leisure-diaries" that approximate the appointment diary of real-life managers? Do present-day children spend their leisure time mainly with peers at the expense of spending time with their parents? These issues are dealt with within a cross-cultural comparison between Dutch and German 10 to 15 year-olds. In Germany as well as the Netherlands, highly differentiated leisure patterns are found. Front Matter....Pages 1-8 Young adolescents and their leisure....Pages 9-35 Method....Pages 37-65 The leisure patterns of young adolescents....Pages 67-111 The role of parents and peers in the leisure activities of young adolescents....Pages 113-137 Parent-child relationships in early adolescence....Pages 139-179 Discussion and conclusions....Pages 181-197 Back Matter....Pages 199-213 Elke Zeijl. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 199-213).