Leisure Class
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean Maccannell (0000-0003-3119-4453, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosl032.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4246615940 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Leisure class” is a sociological construct invented by Thorstein Veblen at the end of the nineteenth century. As twentieth‐century sociology increasingly turned its attention toward leisure activities and recreation it made very little direct use of Veblen's ideas. Nevertheless, Veblen's book and concepts maintain a strong grip on the popular imagination. With the growth of tourism and the democratization of leisure that is accelerating into the twenty‐first century there are potential openings for new applications of Veblen's ideas
Class (philosophy · Construct (python library · Democracy · Democratization · Economics · Epistemology · Neoclassical economics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Recreation · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Veblen good · German Social Sciences and History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |