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Leisure enhancement / Michael J. Leitner and Sara F. Leitner

By: Leitner, Michael J [author.].
Contributor(s): Leitner, Sara F [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Urbana, IL : Sagamore Pub., [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xi, 413 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781571676481 (paperback).Subject(s): Leisure | Leisure -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.4812
Contents:
Part I: Introduction to recreation and leisure -- Concepts of leisure -- Leisure education: vital to the well-being of society -- Historical influences on leisure today -- Leisure and recreation in the United States today -- Why people recreate: theoretical explanations -- Part II: Application of theory to enhance leisure well-being -- Leisure planning and management -- Fitness and leisure -- The role of leisure in stress reduction -- The use of humor and laughter in coping with and reducing stress -- Recreation and social development -- Gambling and recreational drug use: analyses of two prevalent leisure-related problems -- Personal leisure philosophy -- Part III: Expanding leisure horizons -- Leisure throughout the life cycle -- Recreation for special populations: an overview -- Recreation for special populations: a wheelchair athlete's perspective -- Outdoor recreation and natural resource lands -- Leisure in selected countries -- Leisure in the future.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 306.4812 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00161908
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This 4th edition is a unique introductory textbook in that it presents intellectually challenging information in a format that enables its practical application to improve the reader's leisure and life in general. The three major goals of this book are to foster a better understanding of personal and societal leisure behaviour; to facilitate the application of theories, concepts, and data to improve personal leisure well-being; and to broaden perspectives on leisure and enable adaptation to future changes. These three goals, if met, will lead to the attainment of the ultimate purpose of this book, which is to facilitate maximal leisure well-being.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Introduction to recreation and leisure -- Concepts of leisure -- Leisure education: vital to the well-being of society -- Historical influences on leisure today -- Leisure and recreation in the United States today -- Why people recreate: theoretical explanations -- Part II: Application of theory to enhance leisure well-being -- Leisure planning and management -- Fitness and leisure -- The role of leisure in stress reduction -- The use of humor and laughter in coping with and reducing stress -- Recreation and social development -- Gambling and recreational drug use: analyses of two prevalent leisure-related problems -- Personal leisure philosophy -- Part III: Expanding leisure horizons -- Leisure throughout the life cycle -- Recreation for special populations: an overview -- Recreation for special populations: a wheelchair athlete's perspective -- Outdoor recreation and natural resource lands -- Leisure in selected countries -- Leisure in the future.

CIT Module SPRT 6008 - Core reading.