Emily B Fortner
Biographic Data
| ID | 6892460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emily B Fortner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emily B |
| FAMILY NAME | Fortner |
| SIGNATURE | FORTNER E B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jackson State Community College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Social Construction of Frivolity
Leisure is a continuum of behavior from normative to deviant. Some forms of leisure reflect widely shared cultural norms while others reflect only marginal or sub-cultural acceptance. Within this continuum, we label some harmless forms of non-traditional behavior frivolity. The social construction of frivolity is tempered by time, place, social class and tradition. In addition, frivolity can be a two-edged sword, defining the abnormal as normal o…
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The Social Construction of Frivolity
Leisure is a continuum of behavior from normative to deviant. Some forms of leisure reflect widely shared cultural norms while others reflect only marginal or sub-cultural acceptance. Within this continuum, we label some harmless forms of non-traditional behavior frivolity. The social construction of frivolity is tempered by time, place, social class and tradition. In addition, frivolity can be a two-edged sword, defining the abnormal as normal o…
Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (1 work) · Sociology (1 work) · Sociology and Norbert Elias (1 work)