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Article: Leisure and Life Satisfaction.
- Article from:
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Article date:
- March 22, 1996
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 National Recreation and Park Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Introductory texts in parks and recreation tend to be one of two types: books that describe the leisure service delivery system or books that focus on leisure and leisure behaviors. Leisure and Human Behavior falls in the latter category while Leisure and Life Satisfaction is written in the classic "introduction to recreation and leisure services" mode. Both textbooks are intended for students beginning the quest for information about leisure and its facets.
In revising their text which first appeared in 1982, Bammel and Burrus-Bammel stated that the book is "an interdisciplinary approach whose central focus is the role of leisure and recreation in modern life." In ...