There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Chinese outbound tourism has become of great interest to tourism scholars. This paper
provides a brief review of the current theoretical discussion about modernity and alternative …

One of the most widely cited definitions of leisure is that presented by Joffre Dumazedier,
originally published in 1962 and based on three functions of leisure identified in his …

This article examines, from a theoretical and empirical perspective, the types of diasporic
leisure experienced by the Zimbabwean diaspora in Britain through extensive fieldwork …

Many people experience domination as they encounter oppression and marginalization
because of power differentials limiting their leisure. We rely on Foucault for guidance to …

Children's leisure lives are changing, with increasing dominance of organised activities and
screen-based leisure. These shifts have reconfigured parenting practices, too. However, our …

Recent calls for papers in numerous academic journals within leisure studies have focused
on a global and nation-specific climate that leans towards autocratic policy development …

There is a great realization that a professor teaching an introductory or philosophical
foundations course in the field of leisure studies comes to, if that professor may not be from …

Although the high levels in Latin America, women's necessity-driven entrepreneurship is a
field that has been little explored. Contemporary research suggests that entrepreneurs may …

This chapter explores the relationship between khat-chewing and devotional leisure,
focusing on older and middle-aged men living in Britain's Somali diaspora. The research's …