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What Is Leisure Studies?
SATTRAN, Jan
This thesis describes Leisure Studies - a science concerning leisure developed mainly in English speaking countries. It provides an overview of the organisation structure of this discipline in terms of associations and university syllabuses as well as major journals and outstanding monographs. Different ways of defining and attitudes towards the phenomenon of leisure together with brief history of this discipline are also brought out. It also deals with the current topics of Leisure Studies, chosen and based on the author´s own empirical research, namely experts questioning and a key words study throughout the most distinguished relevant journals Leisure Studies, Leisure Sciences and Journal of Leisure Research. The most significant topics identified in this thesis are as follows: sociological and psychological definition of Leisure, its history, paradox, limitations of experiencing leisure, the relation of genders and leisure, leisure facilities and their ecological and economic prospects, sports, body and health and leisure education. In conclusion the author considers the relation of Leisure Studies and Leisure Time Education.
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