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Author:   Heike Schänzel (Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand) ,  Neil Carr (University of Otego, Auckland, New Zealand)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781138643857

ISBN 10:   1138643858
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   02 March 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1.Introduction: Children, Families and Leisure 2. Family leisure, opening a window on the meaning of family 3. Towards a model of optimal family leisure 4. Parents and children consuming the city: geographies of family outings across class 5. Leisure in a world of ‘com-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-pu-puter-puter, puter games’: a father and son conversation 6.Negotiating the climb: a fictional representation of climbing, gendered parenting and the morality of time 7. ‘We have not seen the kids for hours’: the case of family holidays and free-range children 8. A review of gay and lesbian parented families’ travel motivations and destination choices: gaps in research and future directions 9. Intersection of family, work and leisure during academic training 10. Family Leisure and the Coming Out Process for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Children 11. Family experiences of visitor attractions in New Zealand: differing opportunities for ‘family time’ and ‘own time’ 12. Understanding ambivalence in family leisure among three-generation families: ‘It's all part of the package’ 13. Families in the forest: guilt trips, bonding moments and potential springboards 14. Celebrating the family abroad: the wedding tourism experience 15. More than putting on a performance in commercial homes: merging family practices and critical hospitality studies

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Heike Schänzel is a senior lecturer in International Tourism Management at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Research interests include tourist behaviour and experiences, sociality in tourism, and theory development in tourism and hospitality. Neil Carr is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Tourism at the University of Otago as well as the Editor of Annals of Leisure Research. His research focuses on understanding behaviour within tourism and leisure experiences; with a particular emphasis on animals, children and families, and sex.

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