World leisure participation
Subtitle: free time in the global village : a project of the World Leisure and Recreation Association, Commission on Research
By: edited by Grant Cushman, A.J. Veal, and Jiri Zuzanek.
Contributors: Cushman, Grant.; Veal, Anthony James.; Zuzanek, Jiri.; World Leisure and Recreation Association. Commission on Research.
Publisher: CAB International
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Wallingford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Leisure -- Cross-cultural studies; Recreation -- Cross-cultural studies; Recreational surveys
Description: The social, cultural and economic significance of leisure is increasing around the world. Watching television, reading, socializing with friends and family, playing sport, attending entertainment, arts and sporting events, and visiting the coast, the countryside, historic sites, museums, galleries and exhibitions are important aspects of modern life, and providing for these activities is an increasingly significant feature of modern economies. In most developed countries nationwide surveys are conducted periodically to assess levels of participation in leisure activities. This book brings together the results of such surveys from thirteen different countries, namely: Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and the USA. While the surveys vary enormously in scope, methodology, scale and timing, making it difficult to compare leisure patterns directly, they nevertheless indicate some marked similarities in leisure participation in industrial societies in the 'global village'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.