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Title: |
The Christmas Imperative |
| Sub-title: |
Leisure, Family and Women’s Work |
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| By (author): |
Leslie Bella |
| ISBN10-13: |
1895686091 : 9781895686098 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
252 |
| Weight: |
.358 Kg. |
| Published: |
Fernwood Publishing - December 1991 |
| List Price: |
16.95 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| The book originated in a theoretical critique of the androcentric bias in leisure theory. The notion of â family leisureâ is particularly problematic as it suggests that all family members enjoy leisure together. An alternative suggestion is that â family leisureâ is in reality â womenâ s workâ . The empirical study focuses on family celebrations of Christmas, using informal discussions with women and interviews with women in Alberta, Canada. From observations of other women it was seen that in spite of the fact that all forms of unhappiness are magnified at Christmas, women feel compelled to struggle to produce and reproduce a successful festive season. The phrase â the Christmas imperativeâ is used to capture this compulsion to reproduce Christmas. The concepts of family and gender as structured by familist ideology, of reproduction and reproductive labour, and of care and relationships form the foundation for understanding the issue. On this basis is built a discussion of the significance of rituals in families, of womenâ s sense of obligation to perform those rituals, and of the overriding concern with relationship that guides the design and carrying out of these rituals. |
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