Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World
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| Summary: | XIX, 313 p. 15 illus. text |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2018.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Series: | Leisure Studies in a Global Era,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70975-8 |
| Format: | Electronic Book |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Section 1: Local Leisure, Meaning and Resistance
- 2. Sexlessness among Contemporary Japanese Couples; Alice Pacher
- 3. Singing Group: The Playful Present in Health Promotion; Miraíra Noal Manfroi et al.
- 4. Celebration of Ramadam: The Case of Turkey; Zuhal Yonca Odabas and Günnur Ertong Attar
- 5. Youth's Well-Being and Leisure Time: An International Perspective; Anju Beniwal
- Section 2: Virtual Leisure and Pop Culture
- 6. Japanese Idol Culture for 'Contents Tourism' and Regional Revitilization: A Case Study of Regional Idols; Yuki Takima
- 7. Being There and Being Someone Else: Leisure and Identity in the Age of Virtual Reality; Jonathan Harth
- 8. Video Games in the Family Context: How do Digital Media Influence the Relation Between Children and Their Parents?; Damian Gałuszka
- 9. Projecting Gender, Sexuality Through the Nigerian Music Industry; Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi
- 10. Doing Manga as Leisure and Its Meaning and Purpose: The Case of Japanese Female Manga Fans called Fujoshi; Hiromi Tanaka and Saori Ishida
- Section 3: Global Leisure and Responses
- 11. The Globalization of Comic-Con and the Sacralization of Popular Culture; Michael A. Elliot
- 12. Verification of Leisure and Practical Environmental Education in Japan; Munehiko Asamizu
- 13. Internalizing Serious Leisure to Enhance Well-Being in Adventure Recreation; KoFan Lee
- 14. Leisure and Meaning-Making: The Pursuit of a Meaningful Life through Leisure; Yoshitaka Iwasaki
- 15. Conclusion.