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Leisure Experience And Human Development: A Dialectical Interpretation (Lives in Context) - Softcover

Kleiber, Douglas

 
9780813331492: Leisure Experience And Human Development: A Dialectical Interpretation (Lives in Context)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0813331498 ISBN 13: 9780813331492
Publisher: Basic Books, 1999

Synopsis

Douglas Kleiber argues that the value of leisure for development lies in the particular experiences derived from those leisure activities. Experiences that fulfill a need for autonomy, competence, self-expression, and relatedness that provide a dialectical response to one's prevailing patterns of living or that address age-related tasks are generative of development and self-actualization. Kleiber reviews the predictable changes in leisure behaviour over the life span, noting that activities stimulating developmental change are adopted less often and less effectively than they might be. He then considers the role that leisure experience can play in addressing the problems of socialization, identity formation, and adjustment to life circumstances, concluding with a discussion of optimizing leisure later in life.

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About the Author

Douglas Kleiber is professor and chair in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Georgia at Athens.

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Publisher
Basic Books
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0813331498
ISBN 13 
9780813331492
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
212