Business & Economics Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
World Leisure Participation
Free Time in the Global Village
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1996
- Category
- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780851989754
- Publish Date
- Sep 1996
- List Price
- $88.00
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Description
This unique reference source presents nationwide surveys on patterns of leisure participation conducted in the following thirteen countries: Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain and the United States. Despite surveydifferences in scope, methodology, scale and timing, a comparison of the surveys indicates marked similarities in leisure participation in industrial societies in the `global village.` Among the activities discussed are some of the world's leading recreational pursuits including, watchingtelevision, reading, socializing with friends and family, sports, traveling and visiting museums and art galleries. Also examined are the methodological problems of conducting national leisure participation surveys and their future prospects.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Grant Cushman, Lincoln University. A. J. Veal, University of Technology, Sydney. Jiri Zuzanek, University of Waterloo.
