Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World

Highlights the diversity and reach of global leisure studies and global leisure theory. Examines the sexless phenomenon among couples in contemporary Japan, arguing that sex among couples is not seen as a recreational-time activity. Presents the conclusions of a study on the role of video games in the life of a modern family, focusing on the issue of technological and cultural competencies of children and their parents.
This edited collection highlights the diversity and reach of global leisure studies and global leisure theory. It explores the impact of globalization on leisure, and the sites of resistance and accommodation found in local, virtual and global leisure spaces. Unlike any other collection on leisure studies, Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World is truly representative of the diversity of the large and growing leisure scholarship across the globe. It demonstrates how researchers in leisure studies and sociology of leisure are applying complex theory to their work, and how a new theory of global leisure is emerging.