英國女性休閒參與探究

A Mapping of Women's Participation in Leisure: Illustrations from the Case Study of UK

蔡瓊姿(C. T. Lucetta Tsai)

《休閒產業管理學刊》 1卷2期 (2008/08) Pp. 1-12

摘要

多數有關休閒的研究都是反應男性在休閒活動中的經驗，基本上，休閒之所以被定義爲非工作是因爲其往往和工作被連結在一起，這已落入「過度概念化」的風險中。生活被劃分成工作和休閒兩類，是由於男性透過有給職工作賺取酬勞而取得休閒的權利。所以，現在休閒研究的重心常著重於薪資所得和休閒之間的關係。這篇研究旨在分析限制女性休閒的因素，並指出女性休閒是如何地在現代父權社會中被邊緣化，它也嘗試用女性主義的觀點去檢視女性的休閒經驗，並一再強調經常在休閒研究中被忽略的女性自覺。本研究以英國社會爲背景，檢視女性的休閒處境，將以女性的視角分析女性的休閒供給及休閒機會。

關鍵字

女性主義 ； 文化 ； 休閒 ； 性別

並列摘要

Feminist analysis argues that a 'common-sense' approach to define leisure as an opposition to work is far too simplistic and ignores the dimension of gender in social relations. People are 'gendered' individuals and the fundamental sexual division between males and females permeates life. Hence, human sexuality is a crucial factor in social relations and, in many studies, is the determinant of opportunities and constraints in leisure. In other words, the inequality brought about by the sexual division of labor is the fundamental ground of the difference of leisure activities for men and for women. This study analyses the factors that constrain and confine leisure for women and shows how women's leisure has been marginalized in a contemporary patriarchal society. Also it attempts to use the perspectives of feminism to look at leisure experiences of women. It focuses on women's own perceptions and experiences which too often have been ignored in leisure studies. This research deals with leisure policy and provision for women from the perspectives of feminism. Moreover, it tries to come up with new resolutions providing more leisure opportunities for women.

並列關鍵字

Feminism ； Culture ； Leisure ； Gender

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