World Leisure Participation Free Time in the Global Village

• Main Authors: Cushman, Grant (Author), Veal, A.J (Author), Zuzanek, Jiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: United Kingdom CAB International 1996
• Subjects: Recreational surveys; Leisure > Cross-cultural studies; Recreation > Cross-cultural studies
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 The social, cultural and economic significance of leisure is increasing around the world. Leisure activities are important aspects of modern life, and providing for these 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 twelve different countries, namely: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, 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'. The book provides a unique reference source on patterns of leisure participation in the twelve countries, and also examines the methodological problems of conducting national leisure participation surveys, and their future prospects. It should therefore prove indispensable for research workers, lecturers, advanced students and practitioners in leisure studies.