Hobbies : Leisure and the Culture of Work in America

Gelber, Steven M.

Columbia University Press（1999/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 400 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780231113939
• DDC分類 306.4

基本説明

It traces the history of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s.

Full Description

Whether it's needlepoint or woodworking, collecting stamps or dolls, everyone has a hobby, or is told they need one. But why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Steven Gelber here traces the history and significance of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s. Although hobbies are often touted as a break from work, Gelber demonstrates that they reflect and reproduce the values and activities of the workplace by bringing utilitarian rationality into the home, imitating the economic stratification of the marketplace, and reinforcing traditional gender roles. Drawing on a wide array of social and cultural theory, Hobbies fills a critical gap in American cultural history and provides a compelling new perspective on the meaning of leisure.

Contents

Preface Introduction: Context and Theory Section 1: Hobbies as a Category 1: Occupations for Free Time Section 2: Collecting 2: The Collectible Object 3: Collectors 4: Constructing a Collector's Market 5: Deconstructing a Collector's Market Section 3: Handicrafts 6: Crafts, by Tools, and Gender in the Nineteenth Century 7: Expanding the Boundaries of Crafts 8: Home Crafts in Hard Times 9: Kits: Assembly as Craft 10: Do-It-Yourself: Expected Leisure Conclusion Index