Leisure, Lifestyle and the New Middle Class: A Case Study

Hardback

Main Details

Title Leisure, Lifestyle and the New Middle Class: A Case Study
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Derek Wynne
SeriesInternational Library of Sociology
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:184
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9780415038348
ClassificationsDewey:305.550904
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations black & white illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 29 January 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Conducted within the theoretical context associated with the work of Pierre Bourdieu, Derek Wynne looks at how this group of people goes about constructing and defending its social identity. Through the study of residents living on a recently constructed housing estate, 'The Heath', which contains its own private leisure and sports facilities, he considers the extent to which social identity within the new middle class can be considered to relate more to experience associated with leisure and cultural consumption than to experiences related to productive activity.