Local Authority Sports Provision for the Unemployed
The UK Experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2379240 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sue Glypti, Sue Glyptis (Recreation Management and Leisure Studies, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Loughborough University of Technology, Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom LE11 3TU, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-115 |
| Publication date | 1991-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/101269029102600203 |
| OpenAlex | W2054171817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Unemployment calls into question the role of leisure in the lives of people without paid work. In principle, unemployed people have large amounts of time available for leisure; leisure might also yield benefits traditionally derived from work. In practice, though, the leisure prospects of the unemployed are limited by low incomes, loss of social contacts and status, stigma, and loss of confidence Many public sector leisure providers in the United Kingdom have responded by devising leisure (especially sports) policies and provisions specifically aimed at the unemployed. This paper, based on a national census of local authorities, introduces the policy issues, describes the nature and extent of the policy response, and examines the operation of provisions in practice
Census · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Leisure time · Physical activity · Political science · Sociology · Unemployment · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |