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Leisure and health: conjoined and contested concepts
Citation
Peel, N and Maxwell, H and McGrath, R, Leisure and health: conjoined and contested concepts, Annals of Leisure Research pp. 1-15. ISSN 1174-5398 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2019 Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies
DOI: doi:10.1080/11745398.2019.1682017
Abstract
This paper explores the various ideas, notions and conversations that underpin the leisure/health nexus and focuses on identifying the interrelatedness and synergies between these concepts. There are competing understandings of ‘health’ that underpin the domains of leisure. Within these disciplines there are contrasting discussions involving biological, economic, environmental, historical, medical, political, psychological and sociological ways of constructing meaning. These occur in the domains of bio-medical treatment and health promotion framed within embodiment and embodiment practice. The bio-medical domain frames ‘health’ as the prevention of disease/illness/injury and views ‘leisure’ as a tool through which to reduce risk. While 21st century health promotion posits ‘health’ more holistically, ‘leisure’ still often focuses on issues related to individual’s physical ‘health’. In reality leisure and health are complex concepts that exist within a system of ebbs and flows that impact each other in different ways depending on your point of view.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | bio-medical, embodiment, health, leisure, salutogenesis |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Public health |
Research Field: | Health promotion |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Sport, exercise and recreation |
Objective Field: | Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise) |
UTAS Author: | Maxwell, H (Dr Hazel Maxwell) |
ID Code: | 135515 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 6 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2019-10-28 |
Last Modified: | 2019-11-13 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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