Unspectacular youth? : evening leisure space and youth culture in Sheffield, c.1960-c.1989
This thesis is a sustained look at ordinary young peopleâs leisure patterns and changing lifestyles in Sheffield between 1960 and 1989. It argues that the post-war period witnessed dramatic and significant changes in the types of leisure opportunities available to young people and, correspondingly, to their lifestyles and patterns of consumption in the leisure; this is particularly the case for young women. This thesis examines the intricacies of young peopleâs engagement with youth culture, where they socialised, and how they socialised, with a level of detail not afforded by national studies of youth culture. It argues that understanding the development and impact of regulatory practices with regards to evening leisure space is essential to understanding the leisure choices of young people. By charting and examining the impact of Sheffieldâs licensing magistrates and other local authorities, this thesis demonstrates how heavily young peopleâs access to evening leisure space was mediated and controlled by authoritative bodies, and how it was influenced by wider societal concerns about young peopleâs drinking, sexuality, and morality. Ultimately, it argues that the development of evening leisure
Kenny, Sarah
Unspectacular youth? : evening leisure space and youth culture in Sheffield, c.1960-c.1989. This thesis is a sustained look at ordinary young peopleâs leisure patterns and changing lifestyles in Sheffield between 1960 and 1989. It argues that the post-war period witnessed dramatic and significant changes in the types of leisure opportunities available to young people and, correspondingly, to their lifestyles and patterns of consumption in the leisure; this is particularly the case for young women. This thesis examines the intricacies of young peopleâs engagement with youth culture, where they socialised, and how they socialised, with a level of detail not afforded by national studies of youth culture. It argues that understanding the development and impact of regulatory practices with regards to evening leisure space is essential to understanding the leisure choices of young people. By charting and examining the impact of Sheffieldâs licensing magistrates and other local authorities, this thesis demonstrates how heavily young peopleâs access to evening leisure space was mediated and controlled by authoritative bodies, and how it was influenced by wider societal concerns about young peopleâs drinking, sexuality, and morality. Ultimately, it argues that the development of evening leisure
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