Abstract
In this chapter you will:
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See how leisure forms and practice are related to cultural reproduction.
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Identify class, gender, race and occupation as the central regulative mechanisms of leisure in contemporary society.
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Be introduced to the concept of ‘life chances’ and shown its relation to leisure forms and practice.
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Understand how regulative mechanisms are unplanned, unintentional structures for the allocation of economic resources and the distribution of prestige.
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© 2005 Chris Rojek
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Rojek, C. (2005). Regulative Mechanisms. In: Leisure Theory. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230505117_8
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