Now in its Eighth Edition, Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society is the classic textbook that continues to provide a detailed overview of the history, developments, and current trends in leisure studies. The new edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent societal changes and the challenges that face the leisure-services industry in the 21st century. Students will learn how certain trends, such as dramatic shifts in population make-up, the impact of technology, and marketing, affect leisure-service systems and the recreation and park professions. Focusing on ten different types of organizations ranging from nonprofit community organizations and armed forces recreation to sports management and travel and tourism sponsors this book is an invaluable resource for students considering a career in the recreation and leisure industry.
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Thinly disguised vehicle for tired liberal complaints,
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The author was not content to simply write a book about recreation. The book is loaded with political editorializing, including a section blaming the Detroit riots of the 60's on "society", constant harping about the inequalities of the recreation opportunities for rich and poor, and a pervasive hostility towards private recreation resources. I do not recommend the book at all except as a mildly amusing piece of trite socialist hogwash.
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commercial recreation agencies, organized leisure services, organized recreation services, commercial recreation businesses, recreation sponsors, therapeutic recreation service, human services approach, inclusive recreation, armed forces recreation, leisure involvement, government recreation, public recreation programs, recreation movement, recreational involvement, campus recreation, recreation profession, hedonistic forms, recreational participation, municipal recreation, special recreation, leisure programs, park agencies, community recreation programs, therapeutic recreation specialists, recreation participation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, World War, Modern Society, National Park Service, Forest Service, Little League, Journal of Leisure Research, New England, Middle Ages, Modern Era, State College, Basic Concepts, Native American, African Americans, The Leisure-Service System, Journal of Physical Education, Industrial Revolution, Community Benefits, Philosophical Analysis of Play, Catholic Church, Employee Services Management, North America, Venture Publishing, Future Perspectives Browse Sample Pages:
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