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Author:   Heather Mair ,  Darla Fortune ,  Alison Pedlar ,  Don Dawson
Publisher:   University of Calgary Press
Imprint:   University of Calgary Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.418kg
ISBN:  

9781552385005

ISBN 10:   1552385000
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   30 January 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Susan M. Arai, Heather Mair, and Donald G. Ried Part One: Leisure and Social Policy Leisure and Social Policy Don Dawson Addressing Inadequate Leisure Access Politics Through Citizen Engagement Janna Taylor and Wendy Frizby Part Two: Leisure and Alternative Policy Frameworks for Health and Social Development Removing the Scar: Social Solidarity and Leisure Policy Donald G. Reid, B. Leigh Golden, and Leah Katerberg Improving the Lives of Persons with Dementia and Their Families through Enhanced Social Policies, Leisure Policy, and Practice Sherry L. Dupuis Poverty and Leisure as Social Determinants of Health: The Politics of Oppression and Transformation in Social Policy Susan M. Arai and Rishia Burke Part Three: Social Policy from the Perspective of the Margins Multiculturalism and Leisure Policy: Enhancing the Delivery of Leisure Services and Supports for Immigrants and Minority Canadians Susan Tirone Leisure and Social Development in the Context of Women who Offend Darla Fortune, Alison Pedlar, and Felice Yuen Restoring Our Collective Obligation: Exploring Opportunities for Addressing Homelessness and Social Housing Heather Mair and Dawn Trussell Hold Gently People Who Create Space on the Margins: Urban Aboriginal-Canadian Young People and Hip-Hop Rythems of ""Leisures"" Karen M Fox and Brett D. Lashua Conclusions: Excersising our ""Leisure Imagination"" Heather Mair, Noald G. Reid and Susan M. Arai Notes Index"

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Highlights important social issues and policies that marginalize large segments of the population and negatively affect citizens' opportunities to experience recreation and leisure . . . relevant for practitioners and researchers in community recreation and leisure services [and] people who work in public policy and social service organizations. Laura L. Payne, Journal of Leisure Research

Author Information

Alison Pedlar is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has conducted extensive research on persons with disabilities, support services, quality of life and community. Heather Mair is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has published research on a variety of topics. She is co-author (with Donald G. Reid and E. Wanda George) of Rural Tourism Development: Localism and Cultural Change. Heather Mair is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. She has published research on a variety of topics. She is co-author (with Donald G. Reid and E. Wanda George) of Rural Tourism Development: Localism and Cultural Change. Susan M. Arai is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines concepts such as social inclusion/social exclusion, therapeutic relationships, empowerment, mindfulness, and health. Donald G. Reid is a professor in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph. Other books by Reid include Work and Leisure in the 21st Century: From Production to Citizenship, and Tourism, Globalization and Development; Responsible Tourism Planning. Donald G. Reid is a professor in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph. Other books by Reid include Work and Leisure in the 21st Century: From Production to Citizenship, and Tourism, Globalization and Development; Responsible Tourism Planning. Susan M. Arai is an associate professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines concepts such as social inclusion/social exclusion, therapeutic relationships, empowerment, mindfulness, and health.

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