This article assesses differentiation in leisure patterns within the upper middle class based on job sector (i.e., civil servant, private sector employee, or self-employed). Combining three Dutch data sets covering the 1990-2000 period (n = 3415), significant job sector differences were found for 47 of the 98 leisure items studied. The results demonstrate that leisure participation is not structured by a single, externally legitimated hierarchy ranging from highbrow to lowbrow culture, but rather by more ambiguous patterns of leisure participation based on a narrative of personal enrichment and the self. Differences between the leisure patterns of people working in different sectors remained mostly stable during the 1990s. © Taylor and Francis Inc.
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van Eijck, K., & Mommaas, H. (2004). Leisure, lifestyle, and the new middle class. Leisure Sciences, 26(4), 373–392. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490400490502354
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