Leisure and Cultural Change in Israeli Society (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Society)

Preface Robert A Stebbins Introduction: Leisure, Conflict and Change in Israeli Leisure Cultures Tali Hayosh, Elie Cohen-Gewerc and Gilad Padva Part I Freedom, Autonomy and Leisure 1. Leisure, Consumption and Freedom Michelle Shir-Wise 2. Mass vs. autonomous consumption of serious leisure: its unexpected byproduct Tali Hayosh Part II Nationalized and Minoritized Leisure 3.Shabbat Is a Space without Work Elie Cohen-Gewerc 4.Dark Tourism as Controversial Leisure Enterprise in Israeli TV Satire Shows Liat Steir-Livny Part III Consuming Leisure, Gender and Sex 5. Naked Leisure: Recreational and Domesticated Male Bodies in an Israeli Home Design Campaign Gilad Padva and Sigal Barak-Brandes 6. Playboy as Repressive Leisure: Feminists confronting Israeli Patriarchy Michal Zeevi and Esther Hertzog 7. Consumption Practices: Uniformed Yet Unique? Finding Individuality within Conformist Consumer Culture Tali Hayosh and Rakefet Erlich Ron Part IV Leisure Communities and Communal Hobbies 8. Long Distance Running as a Serious Leisure Activity and Its Influence on Relationships within the Family Sima Zach and Assaf Lev 9. It's Always Up to the Parents": Parents' Initiatives in response to the Challenge of Leisure Time for Children with Disabilities Hagit Kalibanski, Orit Gilor and Drora Kfir 10. The Sabra, the Genius and the Chess Player: A Socio-historical Understanding of Competing Narratives Shahar Gindi and Avital Pilpel