Working at fun: Conceptualizing leisurework

Current Sociology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 617-636

  Rapuano, Deborah ^a  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercialization; Irish; Leisure; Musicians; Rationalization; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349275655     PISSN: 00113921     EISSN: 14617064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011392109337648     Document Type: Article

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