Is it possible that Americans have more free time than they did thirty years ago? While few may believe it, research based on careful records of how we actually spend our time shows that we average more than an hour more free time per day than in the 1960s. Time-use experts John P. Robinson and Geoffrey Godbey received national attention when their controversial findings were first published in 1997. Now the book is updated, with a new chapter that includes results of the 1995–1997 data from the Americans' Use of Time Project.

Time for Life: The Surprising Ways Americans Use Their Time (Re-Reading the Canon)

Self-Help

Geoffrey Godbey

John P. Robinson

Stress Management

Penn State University Press

The Future of Leisure, Tourism and Sport: Navigating Change

Venture Publishing, Inc.

Finding Home

Finishing Line Press

Leisure and Leisure Services in the 21st Century: Toward Mid Century is about change - and some implications of change for leisure and for those who study or work in leisure and leisure services. The concern here is for leisure and leisure services interpreted broadly - leisure being what we do more or less voluntarily and pleasurably within our way of life; leisure services being all those occupations and organizations that deal with leisure behavior - from tourism to therapeutic recreation to parks.The reinvention of leisure is going on right now but, just as fish presumably do not see water, it may be hard for those of us interested in leisure services to see such change. Perhaps these changes can't be seen (or understood) directly, but instead require that professionals and students learn more about what is changing in our environment, our economy, our society, our use of technology, and our values.Given the accelerating change in our world, it seems leisure will be changed for those in both the modern and developing worlds. It would follow that the organizations that serve people providing a broad array of recreation, park, sport, cultural, therapeutic, tourism, hospitality, hotel, restaurant, and other "leisure services" will be, themselves, in a process of change, reinvention, reconceptualization, and adjustment.This book presents 66 discussion topics with Issue Questions and Implications for Leisure to allow the readers to become aware of and investigate trends that could influence leisure and leisure services, and anticipate potential impacts these trends and issues may have in the field of leisure and leisure services.

Leisure And Leisure Services in the 21st Century: Toward Mid Century

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

What do you do when you are relatively free to choose? How does such behavior affect your happiness, your health, your family, your friends, and society? Compared to a few decades ago, time free from paid work, household chores and personal maintenance is a larger and more important part of life. This textbook takes a fresh approach to understanding leisure through the use of brief statements from diverse people commenting on some aspect of leisure in their lives. This device combined with professionally designed Powerpoint presentations for each chapter, adds new perspectives to the approach taken to the previous editions of this best-selling book. Designed to introduce leisure studies, this book encourages you to start by examining leisure as it relates to your life and then broaden your learning to include the rest of the world.

Leisure in Your Life: New Perspectives

Humor & Entertainment

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The Evolution of Leisure: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives

Thomas Goodale

Indo American Books

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