This book explores health and leisure as a holistic phenomenon with
individual and social dimensions. Contributors to this edited volume
explore the physical, mental, emotional, sexual and social aspects of
health and leisure as well as the influence of moral and religious
principles. The connections between the individual and the social
structure, social integration, the social division of labor, and the
natural environment are also analysed.
The volume studies this relationship from a range of disciplinary
backgrounds, including sociology, psychology, psychiatry, medical
sciences, sport sciences, education, policy making, and from both
national and international perspectives. As such, the collection will be
of interest to scholars and students across a range of disciplines,
including Leisure Studies, Health Studies, Health Promotion, Psychology
and Mental Health, Sociology and Sport Studies.