Positive Sociology of Leisure

<p>Chapter 1: Introduction to Positive Sociology of Leisure,&nbsp;Shintaro Kono , Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja and Karl Spracklen.-&nbsp;Chapter 2: Positive Sociology: An Overview,&nbsp;Robert A. Stebbins.- Section 1: Meanings of Leisure.- Chapter 3:&nbsp;Happiness and Perseverance:&nbsp;The Interplay of Emotional Energies in Gray Dancing; Satu Heikkinen and Eva Alfredsson-Olsson.- Chapter 4. "One Can Make a Swing with a Rope and a Piece of Wood”: The Positive Leisure Experience of Children Living in the Informal Settlements of Soacha, Colombia;&nbsp;Andrea Diaz and Idurre Lazcano.- Chapter 5.&nbsp;Anything Goes for Being Happy? A Qualitative Analysis of Discourses on Leisure in Finland;&nbsp;Riie Heikkilä.- Chapter 6.&nbsp;An Evolving Leisure Practice: Home Climbing Walls as a Case;&nbsp;KoFan Lee, Daniel Peretti and Piin Shiuan Wu.- Section 2: Ageing.- Chapter 7.&nbsp;The Complexity of Sport-as-Leisure in Later Life; Julie Son and Rylee Dionigi.- Chapter 8.&nbsp;Leisure and Late Adulthood: Examining the Benefits of Participation during Retirement;&nbsp;Thomas Sweeney and Jennifer Zorotovich.- Chapter 9.&nbsp;Life-Course Transitions and Leisure in Later Life: Retirement between Continued Productivity and Late Freedom;&nbsp;Anna Wanka.- Section 3: Sex, Sexuality, and Family.- Chapter 10.&nbsp;Same-sex Pairings on&nbsp;Strictly Come Dancing: Queer Identity and Leisure Participation in Ballroom Dancing;&nbsp;Vicki Harman and Yen Nee Wong.- Chapter 11.&nbsp;The Intersection of Leisure and Racial Socialization to Promote Positive Practices;&nbsp;Augustus W. Hallmon and Desirée Y. McMillion.- Chapter 12.&nbsp;Sex as Leisure for the Japanese Women;&nbsp;Maki Hirayama.- Section 4: Community, Youth, and Education.- Chapter 13.&nbsp;Positive Youth Development and Communities: Practices that Work and the Potential for Community Development;&nbsp;Evan Webb.- Chapter 14.&nbsp;Evolving Societal Contributions of Leisure Education;&nbsp;Julie Son, Elizabeth Weybright, Megan Janke and Laura Payne.- Chapter 15.&nbsp;Digital Gaming: A New Way of Programming Happiness and Creativity in Youth; Anju Beniwal.- Chapter 16.&nbsp;Reflecting on Perceptions of Local Communities and Visitors: Sustainable Heritage Leisure and Tourism;&nbsp;Charles Spring and Lisa Wakefield.- Section 5: Arts and Creativity.- Chapter 17.&nbsp;Transformative Leisure and Play: Bringing Forth Our Reason for Being;&nbsp;Susan Ross, Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Joshua Bauer, & Paul Heintzman.- Chapter 18.&nbsp;Adolescent, Identity and Community Art;&nbsp;Vaishali Sharma.- Chapter 19.&nbsp;Doodling:&nbsp; A Positive Creative Leisure Practice; Priyanka Baweja.- Chapter 20.&nbsp;Conclusion to Positive Sociology of Leisure;&nbsp;Shintaro Kono, Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja and Karl Spracklen.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>