Understanding leisure

This book is an introductory analysis of the key elements in the study of leisure. This includes leisure concepts and dimensions of leisure, its activity forms, participants, provision, and leisure futures, leisure and social theory. A collaborative work of six authors ‘Understanding Leisure’ is a textbook which introduces the reader to the interrelated dimensions of leisure in contemporary society, and aims to provide them with guidelines for further study. Exercises and discussion topics are included at the end of each chapter to enable the reader to apply general theory to particular exemples. The text contains seven chapters covering all aspects of the study of leisure.