The One-Way Mirror of Leisure Research: A Need for Cross-National Social Scientific Perspectives

Valentine, Karin; Allison, Maria T.; Schneider, Ingrid E.

doi:10.1080/014904099273129

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“…Gender was assumed on the basis of the first names of the authors (Wais, 2016). Because an author's gender may reflect the nature and types of research questions being asked, and female and male scholars are widely observed to publish at different rates (Miller et al, 2019), potential problems emerge, such as the one-way mirror phenomenon whereby certain voices dominate the published literature (Valentine et al, 1999;Williams et al, 2018).…”

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Content Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Recreational Sports Journal, 2005–2019

French

Cardinal

2021

Recreational Sports Journal

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While its content and editorial decisions are independent of NIRSA, the Recreational Sports Journal is NIRSA’s scholarly communication outlet and supported by the NIRSA Foundation. Both the organization and journal share a common interest in shaping the future of college recreational sports programs. In response to and reflective of growing diversity on college campuses, that future prioritizes equity, diversity, and inclusion. This study sought to determine the extent that equity, diversity, and inclusion content has appeared in the Recreational Sports Journal during the time period of May, 2005–April, 2019. A retrospective content analysis was conducted on 200 research articles from the journal. To date, equity, diversity, and inclusion has not been addressed in a meaningful way, at least in this forum and during this time period. There is an urgent need for researchers to address this void. The journal is encouraged to assert greater influence in shaping this future.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Content Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Recreational Sports Journal, 2005–2019

French

Cardinal

2021

Recreational Sports Journal

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“…In undertaking such an endeavour, it is immensely important to look at the expanse of leisure studies and leisure research globally, across-nation state borders. As Valentine et al (1999) noted, 'failure to globalize and diversify leisure research can result in a biased and limited understanding of leisure and its role in society ' (p. 245). This need to look at literature from a range of geographic settings is consistent with the aims of looking at injustices at the societal-level, and across those societies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…, Leisure in a diverse society (Schole);Shinew & Arnold (1998), Gender equity in the leisure services field (Journal of Leisure Research);Deem (1999), How do we get out of the ghetto? Strategies for research on gender and leisure for the twenty-first century (Leisure Studies); Skeggs (1999), Matter out of place: Visibility and sexualities in leisure spaces (Leisure Studies);Valentine et al (1999), The one-way mirror of leisure research: A need for cross-national social scientific perspectives (Leisure Sciences);Philipp (2000), Race and the pursuit of happiness (Journal of Leisure Research);, Leisure experience and identity: What difference does difference make? Journal of Leisure Research;Martin (2004), Apartheid in the great outdoors: American advertising and the reproduction of a racialized outdoor leisure identity (Journal of Leisure Research; Shinew et al (2006), Race and ethnicity in leisure behaviour: Where have we been and where do we need to go?…”

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A people’s history of leisure studies: a historiography of four traditions of critical leisure studies

Mowatt

2021

Leisure/Loisir

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Recent calls for papers in numerous academic journals within leisure studies have focused on a global and nation-specific climate that leans towards autocratic policy development, fascist rhetoric as the norm, and a greater expansion of a neoliberal philosophy. A critical leisure approach critiques leisure studies and leisure research for what the construction of leisure is in its origin and in its function. The aim of this discussion is to present counter, critical narratives to leisure studies. Two hundred and ninety-two texts that focused on the 'critical' in leisure were read and analyzed through critical discourse analysis and political discourse analysis. The analysis resulted in a historiography that articulates four key alternative or counter traditions: Critical Leisure Studies; New Leisure; Post-Leisure Studies; and Anti-Leisure, which could aid leisure studies into taking on a role as a 'new' cultural studies. RÉSUMÉ

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“…The dual task of describing leisure and developing explanations that account for those descriptions has been the goal of researchers since the early days of the field of leisure studies. While most research on leisure has historically focused on Western populations, researchers are increasingly interested in the leisure behaviour and attitudes of individuals from non-Western cultural groups and societies (Allison, 1988;Chick, 2000;Valentine, Allison, & Schneider, 1999). In order to gain a more complete understanding of leisure, cross-cultural research which highlights the similarities and differences among cultural groups is essential.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Leisure as a cross-cultural concept

Purrington

Hickerson

2013

World Leisure Journal

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Leisure is a complex topic that, at times, appears to defy logical explanation. Research that examines and compares leisure cross-culturally can provide important information to aid our understanding of the phenomenon. With an increasing need for such studies, researchers have recognised that common academic definitions of leisure may not directly translate or be usefully applied in such research. In this paper, we reexamine the concept of leisure to develop an operational definition that is applicable across cultures and ensures comparability across study results. To do this, we review and incorporate theories and research from biology, anthropology, psychology, economics and leisure studies to identify key characteristics and develop a definition of leisure. We also discuss potential methodological and theoretical implications of using the proposed definition.

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The One-Way Mirror of Leisure Research: A Need for Cross-National Social Scientific Perspectives

Cited by 34 publications

References 8 publications

Content Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Recreational Sports Journal, 2005–2019

Content Analysis of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Recreational Sports Journal, 2005–2019

A people’s history of leisure studies: a historiography of four traditions of critical leisure studies

Leisure as a cross-cultural concept

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