Leisure And Entertainment In America
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Author |
: Donna R. Braden |
Publisher |
: Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village |
Total Pages |
: 376 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015051294646 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Leisure and Entertainment in America by : Donna R. Braden
Author |
: Gary S. Cross |
Publisher |
: Gale Cengage |
Total Pages |
: 520 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0684312670 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780684312675 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America by : Gary S. Cross
Discussed how Americans spend their free time and entertain themselves. Essays present perspectives in the fields of American and cultural studies, sociology, recreation, sports, leisure studies, auctions, bloodsports, shopping malls, and theme parks.
Author |
: Richard G. Kraus |
Publisher |
: Macmillan College |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015029116632 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Leisure in a Changing America by : Richard G. Kraus
Author |
: Gary S. Cross |
Publisher |
: Gale Cengage |
Total Pages |
: 560 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105025345252 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America by : Gary S. Cross
Discussed how Americans spend their free time and entertain themselves. Essays present perspectives in the fields of American and cultural studies, sociology, recreation, sports, leisure studies, auctions, bloodsports, shopping malls, and theme parks.
Author |
: Zachary Chastain |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 64 |
Release |
: 2014-09-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781422296851 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1422296857 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Passing the Time by : Zachary Chastain
With a six-day workweek, long hours on the job, and the hard labor required to keep house, leisure time was precious in the 1800s. Without recorded music, radio, movies, TV, video games, or the Internet, Americans had to make their own fun, and most of it was simple and very low tech—singing around the family piano, visiting with neighbors, or picnicking in the woods. In the bigger towns and cities, theaters offered live, professional entertainment ranging from classic plays to raucous minstrel shows. In the smaller towns and rural areas, people waited anxiously for those few times a year when a traveling show or circus might come through the area. As the 1800s progressed, leisure time and economic resources increased for many Americans and a more sophisticated public demanded new and more exciting amusements. Read all about America at play in the 1800s!
Author |
: Richard Butsch |
Publisher |
: Temple University Press |
Total Pages |
: 252 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0877227403 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780877227403 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis For Fun and Profit by : Richard Butsch
During the nineteenth century, leisure industries emerged to provide recreation and entertainment to Americans of all classes. Entertainment has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The essays collected here explore the transformation this wrought in leisure and analyze its effects on class relations in American society.
Author |
: Jesse Frederick Steiner |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 224 |
Release |
: 1933 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015008240163 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Americans at Play by : Jesse Frederick Steiner
Author |
: Mintel Group Ltd. |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2023 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1402923923 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Multicultural America by : Mintel Group Ltd.
Author |
: David George Surdam |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2015-01-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780190211585 |
ISBN-13 |
: 019021158X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Century of the Leisured Masses by : David George Surdam
American living standards improved considerably between 1900 and 2000. While most observers focus on gains in per-capita income as a measure of economic well-being, economists have used other measures of well-being: height, weight, and longevity. The increased amount of leisure time per week and across people's lifetimes, however, has been an unsung aspect of the improved standard of living in America. In Century of the Leisured Masses, David George Surdam explores the growing presence of leisure activities in Americans' lives and how this development came out throughout the twentieth century. Most Americans have gone from working fifty-five or more hours per week to working fewer than forty, although many Americans at the top rungs of the economic ladder continue to work long hours. Not only do more Americans have more time to devote to other activities, they are able to enjoy higher-quality leisure. New forms of leisure have given Americans more choices, better quality, and greater convenience. For instance, in addition to producing music themselves, they can now listen to the most talented musicians when and where they want. Television began as black and white on small screens; within fifty years, Americans had a cast of dozens of channels to choose from. They could also purchase favorite shows and movies to watch at their convenience. Even Americans with low incomes enjoyed television and other new forms of leisure. This growth of leisure resulted from a combination of growing productivity, better health, and technology. American workers became more productive and chose to spend their improved productivity and higher wages by consuming more, taking more time off, and enjoying better working conditions. By century's end, relatively few Americans were engaged in arduous, dangerous, and stultifying occupations. The reign of tyranny on the shop floor, in retail shops, and in offices was mitigated; many Americans could even enjoy leisure activities during work hours. Failure to consider the gains in leisure time and leisure consumption understates the gains in American living standards. With Century of the Leisured Masses, Surdam has comprehensively documented and examined the developments in this important marker of well-being throughout the past century.
Author |
: Juan Pescador |
Publisher |
: Cognella Academic Publishing |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2018-12-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1516538803 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781516538805 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis O'er the Land of the Free Time: Leisure, Sports and Entertainment in American History (First Edition) by : Juan Pescador