The Sociology of Fun

ISBN-13: 9781349595303 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 213 str.

Ben Fincham

Opis

Addressing questions of control, transgression and the primacy of social relationships in fun, The Sociology of Fun is intended to provoke discussion about how we want to have fun and who determines the fun we have.

Spis treści

1. Introduction.- 2. Theorising Fun.- 3. Fun in Childhood.- 4. Fun in Adulthood.- 5. Fun at Work.- 6. Phenomenal Fun.- 7. Fun and Recollections.- 8. Conclusion. 

O autorze

Ben Fincham is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Sussex, UK. He has previously published in areas of mental health, work and suicide.