Globalisation, Leisure and Social Change: Essays in Honour of Professor Ishwar P. Modi

Book Details

• Author: B.K. Nagla

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Binding: Hardcover

• Release Date: 01-01-2017

• ISBN: 9788131608180

• Pages: 308

• Languages: English

• Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.7 x 1.3 inches

About the Book

Globalisation, Leisure, and Social Change is a festschrift in honour of Dr. Ishwar P. Modi, an eminent sociologist and the past President of the Indian Sociological Society. This volume brings together scholarly contributions on the evolving role of leisure in different societies, emphasizing the impact of globalization on leisure activities, culture, and social structures. The book focuses on the distinction between ‘work’ and ‘leisure’, primarily a Western construct, and explores how this dichotomy does not always apply universally across cultures.

The volume highlights the influence of globalization in defining leisure activities and deepening the divide between work and leisure. It offers empirical and historical case studies from diverse global cultures, documenting variations in leisure practices, and how they shape and are shaped by societal changes. The contributors provide insights into leisure’s relationship with social inequalities, mental health, sports, tourism, urbanization, and family life.

This book is valuable for students of sociology, globalization studies, and social sciences, providing a rich comparative analysis of leisure and social change across cultures.

Contents

1. Writing About Leisure / Ken Roberts
2. Leisure and Social Change / Yogendra Singh
3. Globalisation and its Impact on Indian Society / B.K. Nagla
4. Caste, Class and Globalisation / K.L. Sharma
5. Leisure in Indian Tradition / S.L. Sharma
6. Some Reflections on Technology and Values Nowadays / Lech W. Zacher
7. Leisure, Happiness and Development / Francis Lobo
8. Getting the Big Picture of Leisure / Robert A. Stebbins
9. Leisure, Sports and Social Change / Vishesh Kumar Gupta
10. Role of Leisure in the Reproduction of Inequalities / Anayra O. Santory, Jorge, Laura L. Ortiz-Negron, Eduardo Burgos-Suazo, Angellyn Santon Gonzalez
11. Leisure and Mental Health / Madhu Nagla
12. Leisure, Tourism Development and Environment Interface / Bhagwan S. Bisht
13. Impact of Leisure on Quality of Life and Social Development / Sukant K. Chaudhury
14. Family and Value in Contemporary Chinese Culture / Ma Huidi
15. Leisure Tools, Children and Globalisation / Rashmi Jain
16. Sociological Perspectives of Education for Lifestyle Counselling / Klára Tarkó and Habil Zsuzsanna Benkõ
17. Post-Retirement Leisure in Japan / Scott North
18. Interrogating Transitions in African Leisure and Labour Cultures as Variables for (Un)Development in Africa / Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi
19. Social Differentials and Emerging Urban Leisure Trends / Neha Kala
20. Global to Local Modernity in Bangladesh / Habibul Haque Khondker
21. Leisure, Social Capital and Life Turns in Deviant Youth / Fabio Massimo Lo Verde
22. Leisure and Nishkam Karma / Shalini Modi
23. Dialectics of Western Categories and Indigenous Understanding / Vinay Kumar Srivastava
24. Why Public Sociology? / Michael Burawoy

About the Author

B.K. Nagla is a former Professor of Sociology at M.D. University, Rohtak. He has also worked as a consultant at Kota Open University and as a professor at Banaras Hindu University. His research interests include globalization and its impact on society, particularly in relation to leisure activities.