A concise introduction to contemporary issues surrounding work, leisure, and unemployment. Deem includes work both within and outside the formal economy. She concludes with a discussion about the future of work and leisure in industrial society

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Rise of Corporate Resorts -- 2 Working in Las Vegas -- 3 The First Work Stoppages -- 4 The Struggle for the Casinos -- 5 Workplace Incidents -- 6 Fighting for Equal Rights -- 7 The Spirit of '76 -- 8 Management Digs In, 1982- 1984 --...

Multi-method research study shows why leisure activities are as important for the unemployed as they are for the employed. Can someone who is unemployed experience leisure, or does that seem like a contradiction in terms? If unemployed people can experience leisure, how might it mitigate the...

Provides a step-by-step, user friendly guide to successfully researching and compiling your dissertation or thesis. Now in its second edition, this bestselling text has been fully revised and updated, and includes two new chapters looking at conducting mixed methods research, as well as...