| Description |
ix, 483 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Mapping a new frontier : identifying, measuring, and valuing social cohesion benefits related to nonwork opportunities and activities / William R. Burch, Jr., Elery Hamilton-Smith -- Beneficial economic consequences of leisure and recreation / Rebecca L. Johnson, Thomas C. Brown -- Creation and recreation : environmental benefits and human leisure / Holmes Rolston, III -- A psychophysiological perspective, with emphasis on relationships between leisure, stress, and well-being / Andrew Baum -- Benefits of leisure : a social psychological perspective / Icek Ajzen -- Sociological perspectives on recreation benefits / John R. Kelly -- Aging and leisure benefits : a life cycle perspective / Barry D. McPherson -- Economic quantification of leisure benefits / Mary Jo Kealy -- Leisure, the last resort : a comment / Erik Cohen -- The construction of leisure / Elery Hamilton-Smith -- Leisure, justice, and imagination / Marvin Henberg |
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Programmed, nonclinical skill development benefits of leisure activities / A.T. Easley -- Recreation for the mentally ill / Lynn Levitt -- Spiritual benefits of leisure participation and leisure settings / Barbara L. McDonald, Richard Schreyer -- The learning benefits of leisure / Joseph W. Roggenbuck, Ross J. Loomis, Jerome V. Dagostino -- Developmental benefits of play for children / Lynn A. Barnett -- Mood as a product of leisure : causes and consequences / R. Bruce Hull, IV -- The Paragraphs about leisure and Recreation experience preference scales : results from two inventories designed to assess the breadth of the perceived psychological benefits of leisure / B.L. Driver, Howard E.A. Tinsley, Michael J. Manfredo -- Benefits of leisure for family bonding / Dennis K. Orthner, Jay A. Mancini -- Organizational wellness / Taylor Ellis, Glenn Richardson -- Benefits of leisure services to community satisfaction / Lawrence R. Allen -- Leisure resources, recreation activity, and the quality of life / Robert W. Marans, Paul Mohai -- Parks and recreation : more than fun and games / Charles R. Jordan |
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Research on leisure benefits : an introduction to this volume / B.L. Driver, Perry J. Brown, George L. Peterson -- Needs for information on leisure benefits in the legislative process / George H. Siehl, Peter H. Kostmayer -- Managerial needs for information on benefits of leisure / Darrell E. Lewis, H. Fred Kaiser -- Philosophical perspectives on leisure in English-speaking countries / Thomas L. Goodale, Wes Cooper -- Relations between the development of culture and philosophies of leisure / Geoffrey C. Godbey, Bohdan Jung -- Health benefits of physical activity / Ralph S. Paffenbarger, Jr., Robert T. Hyde, Ann Dow -- Cardiovascular benefits of physical activity / Victor F. Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher -- Psychophysiological indicators of leisure benefits / Roger S. Ulrich, Ulf Dimberg, B.L. Driver -- Leisure and self-actualization / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Douglas A. Kleiber -- Self-identity benefits of leisure activities / Lois M. Haggard, Daniel R. Williams -- The personal and social benefits of sport and physical activity / Leonard M. Wankel, Bonnie G. Berger |
| Analysis |
Behaviour |
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Cost benefit analysis |
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Economics |
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Health |
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Leisure |
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Participation |
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Physical fitness |
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Psychology |
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Recreation |
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Research |
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Self-actualization |
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Self-concept |
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Social facilitation |
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Social factor |
| Notes |
Includes bibiographical references |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Leisure -- Philosophy.
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Leisure -- Physiological aspects.
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Leisure -- Psychological aspects.
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Leisure -- Research.
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Leisure -- Social aspects.
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Recreation -- Psychological aspects.
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Recreation -- Research.
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Recreation -- Social aspects.
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Recreation |
| Author |
Brown, Perry J.
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Driver, B. L. (Beverly L.)
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Peterson, George L.
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| LC no. |
91067118 |
| ISBN |
0910251487 |
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9780910251488 |
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