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conspicuous leisure: a standalone construct

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Leisure studies

the visible non-productive use of time by a wealthy class as evidence of its ability to live without work.

In leisure studies, conspicuous leisure refers to the visible non-productive use of time by a wealthy class as evidence of its ability to live without work. This meaning comes from Veblen (1899) in The Theory of the Leisure Class.[1]

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Veblen, T. (1899). The Theory of the Leisure Class. Macmillan. Open Library record

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