Leisure, Health and Well-Being: A Holistic Approach

This bookexplores health and leisure as holistic phenomenon with individual and socialdimensions. Contributors to this edited volume explore the physical, mental,emotional, sexual and social aspects of health and leisure as well as theinfluence of moral and religious principles on these individuals. Theconnections between the individual and the social structure, socialintegration, the social division of labor, and the natural environment are alsoanalysed.

Thevolume 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 internationalperspectives. As such, the collection will be of interest to scholars andstudents across a range of disciplines, including Leisure Studies, HealthStudies, Health Promotion, Psychology and Mental Health, Sociology and SportStudies.