Abstract
Abstract Critical theorists such as Rojek suggest that leisure in capitalist society masks individual oppression rather than contributing to individual identity. This paper argues, however, that such a view incorporates a limited view of identity and ignores aspects of agency such as Mead's “I”. Drawing on Mead's concepts of “I” and “me” and poststructural ideas of subjectivity and discourse, the paper examines the relationship between leisure experiences of women and the construction of gender identity in different stages of the life-cycle. It concludes that leisure experiences of women both reinforce traditional oppressive gender identities and also provide a space for challenging them and creating liberating individual identities.
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