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Leisure Matters: The State and Future of Leisure Studies provides an up-to-date look at the state of leisure studies and goes further by speculating on the future of leisure studies.
This book explores leisure through disciplinary, cognate, and international perspectives. As well, it examines leisure by antecedents and style, diverse populations, time and technology, and place and community. This book also discusses the delivery of leisure and debates leisure.
The editors and contributors have backgrounds in higher education. They have also served professional organizations such as the Academy of Leisure Sciences, the International Ecotourism Society, the Society for Cross-Cultural Research, the Canadian Association for Leisure Studies, and the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.
Section 1: Exploring Leisure
Chapter 1: Anthropology and Leisure
Chapter 2: Leisure at the Biological Level
Chapter 3: Economic Decision Making in Leisure and Recreation
Chapter 4: History of Leisure
Chapter 5: Philosophy of Leisure Studies
Chapter 6: Psychology of Leisure, Positive Psychology, and “Psychologizing” Leisure
Chapter 7: Rethinking Sociological Leisure Studies for the Twenty-First Century
Chapter 8: Leisure, Health, and Physical Activity
Chapter 9: Leisure and Religion/Spirituality
Chapter 10: Sport as a Leisure Behavior
Chapter 11: Tourism
Chapter 12: Leisure in Africa
Chapter 13: Leisure in Australia and New Zealand
Chapter 14: Leisure in East Asia
Chapter 15: Loisir San Frontiers? Leisure in Europe
Chapter 16: Leisure in Latin America
Section 2: Experiencing Leisure
Chapter 17: Leisure, Needs, and Motivations
Chapter 18: Leisure Constraints and Negotiation: Highlights From the Journey Past, Present, and Future
Chapter 19: Leisure and Intensity of Participation
Chapter 20: From Purple Roots to Dark, Sexy, and Diverse: The Past, Present, and Future of Deviant Leisure
Chapter 21: Youth and Leisure
Chapter 22: Family and Leisure
Chapter 23: Leisure and Aging (Well)
Chapter 24: The Relational Politics of Gender and Leisure
Chapter 25: More Equitable Moments: The Changing Nature of Leisure for the LGBQ Community
Chapter 26: Leisure and People With Disabilities
Chapter 27: How Does Leisure Studies Respond to the Needs and Requests of Indigenous People?
Chapter 28: Leisure, Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
Chapter 29: Trends in Time for Leisure
Chapter 30: The Roles Technology Plays in Twenty-First Century Leisure
Chapter 31: Place and Leisure
Chapter 32: Leveraging Leisure-Based Community Networks to Access Social Capital
Section 3: Delivering Leisure
Chapter 33: Public Policy and Planning Frameworks
Chapter 34: Marketing Public Leisure Services: Key Concepts, Approaches, and Emerging Trends
Chapter 35: Contemporary Views of Management and Leadership in Leisure Studies
Section 4: Debating Leisure
Chapter 36: Metatheorizing Leisure Theory
Chapter 37: Qualitative Inquiry in Leisure Studies
Chapter 38: Experimental Designs in Leisure Studies
Chapter 39: Leisure and the Academy: Curricula and Scholarship in Higher Education
Chapter 40: Celebrating Leisure Studies: Onward, Outward, and Upward