Leisure pursuits
Uncovering the ‘selective tradition’ in culture and well-being evidence for policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11437055 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan Oman (0000-0002-5723-0830, Department of Sociology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-25 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02614367.2019.1607536 |
| OpenAlex | W2947643850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article reconsiders the value of leisure studies to well-being evidence for policy-making. It presents secondary analyses of Office for National Statistics data from the Measuring National Well-being (MNW) debate (2010). It finds that leisure is more important to the nation than accounted for in official reports. Using Raymond Williams’ framework of ‘lived culture’ and ‘recorded culture’, the article interprets this analytical discrepancy as demonstrating the culture of ‘selective tradition’.Raymond Williams’ work is used to understand the sidelining of leisure in the MNW programme in two ways. Firstly, the article addresses survey design and analysis. It finds a methodological bias against free text data as evidence, affecting which aspects of cultural and social life appear central to well-being. Secondly, the article takes a discourse approach to cultural sector advocacy, which, in arguing the value of arts-related activity, relegates aspects of ‘culture as ordinary’ by default. These two selective traditions mean that ‘everyday participation’ is not valued in discussions of well-being evidence, advocacy or in the final MNW measures, despite its value to the public. This article prioritises everyday understandings of well-being over those of experts, offering an ethical and practical contribution to leisure studies and policy-making for well-being
Cultural policy · Everyday life · Political science · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Value (mathematics · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Gender Studies · Law · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |