Leisure And Wellbeing

Author : Louise Mansfield,Norma Daykin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000686098

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Leisure and Wellbeing by Louise Mansfield,Norma Daykin Pdf

This book provides an interdisciplinary collection of theoretical and methodological contributions critically exploring the connections between leisure and wellbeing. It expands the field of leisure studies to highlight the contribution of international scholars to a developing agenda in leisure and wellbeing research. Authors from many different countries engage with the complexity of subjective wellbeing through the lenses of diverse leisure cultures. Collectively, the chapters represent rigorous high-quality social science research, informed by innovative methods that can build knowledge about the intricate ways leisure cultures and subjective wellbeing are related to each other. The book serves to deepen the knowledge and understanding of the complexity of wellbeing experiences, and the diversity of contexts in which wellbeing is enhanced or reduced through taking part in leisure pursuits. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Leisure Studies.

Author : M. Joseph Sirgy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030718886

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The Psychology of Quality of Life by M. Joseph Sirgy Pdf

The third, thoroughly revised and enhanced edition of this bestselling book analyses and discusses the most up-to-date research on the psychology of quality of life. The book is divided into six parts. The introductory part lays the philosophical and academic foundation of much of the research on wellbeing and positive mental health, showing the beneficial effects of happy people at work, health, and to society at large. Part 2 (effects of objective reality) describes how sociocultural factors, income factors, other demographic factors, and biological and health conditions affect wellbeing and positive mental health. Part 3 focuses on subjective reality and discusses how individuals process information from their objective environment, and how they manipulate this information that affects wellbeing and positive mental health. Part 4 focuses on the psychology of quality of life specific to life domains, while Part 5 reviews the research on special populations: children, women, the elderly, but also the disabled, drug addicts, prostitutes, emergency personnel, immigrants, teachers, and caregivers. The final part of the book focuses on theories and models of wellbeing and positive mental health that integrate and unify disparate concepts and programs of research. The book addresses the importance of the psychology of quality of life in the context of public policy and calls for a broadening of the approach in happiness research to incorporate other aspects of quality of life at the group, community, and societal levels. It is of topical interest to academics, students and researchers of quality of life, well-being research, happiness studies, psychotherapy, and social policy.

Author : John T Haworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134752195

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Work, Leisure and Well-Being by John T Haworth Pdf

Although it is now well established that unemployment is detrimental to health and well being, most of us assume that a well structured, rewarding leisure activity would be preferable to paid work. John Haworth challenges these assumptions and shows that the very constriction of work, like having to perform a task we wouldn't otherwise choose, are often the most rewarding in the end. Work, Leisure and Well Being reviews the current literature and complements it with the findings of the most recent research to provide a serious and fascinating study of the most important areas of adult life. It raises as many questions as it answers; for instance, if paid work is better than a leisure activity, what's the use of looking forward to retirement? Work, Leisure and Well Being will be of interest not only to psychologists, but also to a wide range of professionals involved in social policy and the leisure industry.

Author : Laura L. Payne,Barbara Ellen Ainsworth,Geoffrey Godbey
Publisher : Venture Pub
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1892132893

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Leisure, Health, and Wellness by Laura L. Payne,Barbara Ellen Ainsworth,Geoffrey Godbey Pdf

As our understanding of the bases of good health changes, it is apparent that leisure and its use are an important issue in both achieving and maintaining good health. This book reflects the story of how parks, recreation and leisure studies contribute to health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and societies. This is also the story of how public health contributes to parks, recreation, and leisure studies; the intersections and connections between and among these fields, concepts, and professional practices. This book provides a collection of ideas brought together by scholars and practitioners willing to venture outside of the safe confines of their own disciplines to write transdisciplinary chapters with colleague from numerous fields related to health or leisure. These authors have played a significant role in building bridges and advancing the knowledge base related to leisure, health, and wellness, and their interconnections.

Author : Zsuzsanna Benkő,Ishwar Modi,Klára Tarkó
Publisher : Springer
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9783319332574

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Leisure, Health and Well-Being by Zsuzsanna Benkő,Ishwar Modi,Klára Tarkó Pdf

This book explores health and leisure as a holistic phenomenon with individual and social dimensions. Contributors to this edited volume explore the physical, mental, emotional, sexual and social aspects of health and leisure as well as the influence of moral and religious principles. The connections between the individual and the social structure, social integration, the social division of labor, and the natural environment are also analysed. The volume studies this relationship from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including sociology, psychology, psychiatry, medical sciences, sport sciences, education, policy making, and from both national and international perspectives. As such, the collection will be of interest to scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including Leisure Studies, Health Studies, Health Promotion, Psychology and Mental Health, Sociology and Sport Studies.

Author : Jiri Zuzanek
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317213154

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Time, Leisure and Well-Being by Jiri Zuzanek Pdf

The significance of work and leisure as elements of our social fabric have puzzled philosophers and social scientists for generations. This ambitious new study considers historical views of work and leisure alongside contemporary survey evidence about time-use and well-being. Combining sophisticated theoretical analysis with empirical research, the book presents a contrarian argument that defines leisure as a serious and stimulating challenge rather than an unqualified benefit or good. This is vital reading for anyone with an interest in the concept of time in the social sciences, work-life balance, organisational studies, or the history, philosophy, or sociology of work and leisure.

Author : Dominic Malcolm,Philippa Velija
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781351781329

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Figurational Research in Sport, Leisure and Health by Dominic Malcolm,Philippa Velija Pdf

Figurational sociology offers an important set of conceptual and methodological tools for helping us to understand sport, leisure and health and their relationship to wider society. This book brings together an international team of scholars working within the figurational tradition to explain the significance of figurational sociology in the development of the sociology of sport and to provide empirical case studies of figurational sociology in action. Covering core concepts such as the civilizing process, and key methods such as interviewing and ethnography, the book presents contemporary research in areas as diverse as sport-related health, mixed martial arts, sports policy, gender relations and cycling. Figurational Research in Sport, Leisure and Health is an important resource for students of sport and social sciences, sociology, figurational sociology and sociology of sport and exercise.

Author : Neil Carr,Janette Young
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Animal rights
ISBN : 1138209287

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Wild Animals and Leisure by Neil Carr,Janette Young Pdf

Wild animals form an integral component of the human leisure experience. They are a significant part of the leisure industry and are economically valuable entities. However, as sentient beings, animals also have rights and welfare needs, and, like humans, may also have their own leisure desires and requirements. This collection provides an in-depth analysis of the rights and welfare of humans and wild animals as the two relate to one another within the sphere of leisure studies. It examines a wide array of animals, such as wolves, elephants, dolphins and apes, in a diverse range of leisure settings in international locations, from captive wild animals in zoos, hunting, swimming with dolphins and animals used as educators and for tourist entertainment. This book provides a forum for future considerations of wild animals and leisure and a voice for animal welfarist agendas that seek to improve the conditions under which wild animals interact with and are engaged with by humans.

Author : LSA International Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Health
ISBN : 0906337518

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Leisure, Health and Wellbeing by LSA International Conference Pdf

Author : Teresa Freire
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9789400750586

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Positive Leisure Science by Teresa Freire Pdf

This book extends positive psychology by embedding leisure into the positive science field, following a new paradigm and aggregating various domains and fields. Positive science can be applied to the field of leisure and, in turn, leisure can serve as an arena to study some of the most important optimal functioning variables. The book presents knowledge on a diverse range of topics about optimizing socio-cognitive processes and behaviors, places and contexts, societies and cultures through leisure. These topics are unified by an underlying continuum that extends from individuals and subjective experiences to social worlds. The contributions highlight components of everyday life, showing that subjective experience and life trajectories are structured and social goals and life purposes are defined and achieved within interactions between individuals and their lived contexts and environments in daily life. .

Author : John Trevor Haworth,Anthony James Veal
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Labor
ISBN : 0415250587

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Work and Leisure by John Trevor Haworth,Anthony James Veal Pdf

This book brings together specially commissioned chapters from international experts in a wide range of disciplines concerned with work, leisure and well-being to discuss key, topical issues.

Author : John T Haworth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134752188

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Work, Leisure and Well-Being by John T Haworth Pdf

Although it is now well established that unemployment is detrimental to health and well being, most of us assume that a well structured, rewarding leisure activity would be preferable to paid work. John Haworth challenges these assumptions and shows that the very constriction of work, like having to perform a task we wouldn't otherwise choose, are often the most rewarding in the end. Work, Leisure and Well Being reviews the current literature and complements it with the findings of the most recent research to provide a serious and fascinating study of the most important areas of adult life. It raises as many questions as it answers; for instance, if paid work is better than a leisure activity, what's the use of looking forward to retirement? Work, Leisure and Well Being will be of interest not only to psychologists, but also to a wide range of professionals involved in social policy and the leisure industry.

Author : Beverly L. Driver,Perry J. Brown,George L. Peterson
Publisher : Venture Publishing (PA)
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Social Science
ISBN : WISC:89064741093

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Benefits of Leisure by Beverly L. Driver,Perry J. Brown,George L. Peterson Pdf

Here is the book that defines state-of-the-art documentation in the benefits of recreation. Various chapters define the state-of-knowledge concerning recreation benefits including psychological measures, health measures, sociological measures, economic measures and environmental measures. Additionally, this book explores ways in which benefits of leisure are defined and measured from the standpoint of various disciplines. A useful book, not only to those who study recreation and leisure, but also for those who manage recreation, park, and leisure services.

Author : Hazel Maxwell,Richard McGrath,Nicole Peel,Janette Young
Publisher : CABI
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781789248142

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Exploring the Leisure-Health Nexus by Hazel Maxwell,Richard McGrath,Nicole Peel,Janette Young Pdf

By exploring past, current, and future intersections between leisure and health, this book considers research and academic thought to reveal and critique the nuanced ways that leisure impacts health as well as considering how health professions use leisure as a 'tool'. Aided by the diverse chapters, readers will be challenged to explore future intersections between leisure and health using an overarching eco (ecological/environmental), bio(biological), psycho (psychological), social (sociological) lens. Many of the chapters include case-studies which consider further developing leisure and health themes, particularly in relation to a number of emerging environmental, health and societal challenges that confront the world. The book will be of significant interest to researchers/academics/practitioners in the leisure, health, sport, tourism, recreation, events, social science, and arts disciplines.

Author : Johan Bouwer,Marco van Leeuwen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317433736

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Philosophy of Leisure by Johan Bouwer,Marco van Leeuwen Pdf

What is leisure? How does leisure relate to leading a good life? This critical and intelligent study interrogates the basic principles of leisure and demonstrates the continuing relevance of these questions for our society today. It not only explores the traditional philosophical concepts at the heart of leisure studies, but also pursues new possibilities for reconceptualising leisure that have emerged from recent developments in society, technology and the broader discipline of philosophy itself. Approaching leisure from a philosophically inquisitive perspective, the book argues that leisure revolves around the pursuit of happiness, human flourishing and well-being, making it both a state of mind and a state of being. Its exploration of the meaning of leisure addresses key issues such as identity, ethics, spirituality, human experience, freedom, technology, embodiment, well-being, the fundamental properties of leisure and the challenge of offering a meaningful definition. Revitalising the subject of leisure studies with its originality, Philosophy of Leisure: Foundations of the Good Life is fascinating reading for all students and scholars of leisure studies, philosophy, sociology, psychology and ethics.