Work, leisure & well-being / by John T. Haworth.
Although it is now well established that unemployment is detrimental to health and well being, most of us assume that a well structured, rewarding leisure activity would be preferable to paid work. John Haworth challenges these assumptions and shows that the very constriction of work, like having to...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxfordshire :
Taylor & Francis,
1997.
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text Hospitality & Tourism Complete |
| Summary: | Although it is now well established that unemployment is detrimental to health and well being, most of us assume that a well structured, rewarding leisure activity would be preferable to paid work. John Haworth challenges these assumptions and shows that the very constriction of work, like having to perform a task we wouldn't otherwise choose, are often the most rewarding in the end. This volume reviews the current literature and complements it with the findings of research to present a study of important areas of adult life. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 207 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203135172 1134752180 1134752199 1280408383 9780203135174 9781134752188 9781134752195 9781280408380 |