Abstract
In this chapter you will be:
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Introduced to a model that holds that the condition of scarcity creates problems for all societies in respect of the distribution of surplus and the legitimation of inequality.
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Invited to consider the political dimensions of leisure forms and practice in respect of representation, identity, control and resistance.
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Guided through the relationship between these functions in leisure and the management of the ratio between scarcity and surplus.
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© 2005 Chris Rojek
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Rojek, C. (2005). Primary Functions. In: Leisure Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230505117_4
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