Contemporary British Culture Society(6) Chapter 6 Xiao Huiyun October 2005
Contemporary British Culture & Society ( 6 ) Chapter 6 Xiao Huiyun October, 2005
A 1 Introduction Leisure - freely chosen activities pursued during non-working time, related to financial security provided by work Leisure -free time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in enjoyable activities
A 1 Introduction Leisure – freely chosen activities pursued during non-working time, related to financial security provided by work Leisure -- free time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in enjoyable activities
A2 Leisure at Home The most common leisure activities among people in the United Kingdom are home-based, or social, such as entertaining or visiting relatives and friends Watching television is by far the most popular leisure pastime; Britain's regular weekly dramas or soap operas such as Eastenders and Coronation Street have more viewers than any other programme Other regular pastimes include listening to the radio and to recorded music, reading books, gardening, do it-yourself home improvements and doing puzzle Pop and rock albums are the most common type of music bought, and pop is by far the most popular form of musical expression in Britain
A 2 Leisure at Home The most common leisure activities among people in the United Kingdom are home-based, or social, such as entertaining or visiting relatives and friends Watching television is by far the most popular leisure pastime; Britain's regular weekly dramas or 'soap operas' such as 'Eastenders' and 'Coronation Street' have more viewers than any other programme. Other regular pastimes include listening to the radio and to recorded music, reading books, gardening, doit-yourself home improvements and doing puzzle. Pop and rock albums are the most common type of music bought, and pop is by far the most popular form of musical expression in Britain
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A 2 Leisure at Home Nearly three quarters of people in the UK now do some sort of puzzle, from newspaper crosswords and coffee-break teasers to puzzles in magazines and even taking part at home in TV shows
A2 Leisure at Home British Soap Opera The storylines of Coronation ◆ Coronation street Street tend to concentrate on relationships within and between families rather than on topical or social issues Coronation Street is imbued with a definite feeling of community. Through its account of supposedly everyday life, the programme shows a high degree of social realism The Street, as it is affectionately known, has been at the top of the U.K. ratings for over thirty years
A 2 Leisure at Home British Soap Opera The storylines of Coronation Street tend to concentrate on relationships within and between families rather than on topical or social issues Coronation Street is imbued with a definite feeling of community. Through its account of supposedly everyday life, the programme shows a high degree of social realism The Street, as it is affectionately known, has been at the top of the U.K. ratings for over thirty years. Coronation Street
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A 2 Leisure at Home All ethnic minority groups are, broadly, more likely to read three of the four broadsheets than would be predicted from their socioeconomic profile. This suggests something of a preference for these titles, possibly because of the scope of their news coverage or because of their often more balanced style. Newspaper Readership
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a3 Leisure outside the home Greater gender class differences in patterns of leisure activities outside the home Provision of leisure activities -- local government, private companies, voluntary organizations The Pub-public bar lounge bar, dartboards, snookers bar billiards, skittles, dominoes, electronic games, juke boxes, TV, live music entertainment, local jazz group or rock 'n' roll band More money spend on drink in pubs, restaurants or wine bars than on any other form of leisure activity
A 3 Leisure outside the Home Greater gender & class differences in patterns of leisure activities outside the home Provision of leisure activities -- local government, private companies, voluntary organizations The Pub – public bar & lounge bar, dartboards, snookers, bar billiards, skittles, dominoes, electronic games, juke boxes, TV, live music entertainment, local jazz group or rock ’n’ roll band More money spend on drink in pubs, restaurants or wine bars than on any other form of leisure activity
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