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This thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded third edition captures the newest thinking in leisure and recreation studies, including the latest statistics and research findings in the field. Using empirical research and a wide range of examples, this edition offers an in-depth exploration of leisure and recreation from a truly Canadian perspective. The effects of multiculturalism and ethnic diversity on the provision of leisure services is a major theme throughout.
| ISBN | 978-1-55077-255-5 |
| Edition | Third |
| Year | 2016 |
| Page Count | 320 |
$ 74.95 (Digital version $44.95)
This new edition of Leisure and Recreation in Canadian Society: An Introduction contains a completely new chapter on events and festivals in Canada, which focuses on providing an overview of the types of events and festivals that occur, while profiling a few that are unique in the Canadian context. Also included throughout the book are new features that provide examples of current events and trends in Canadian leisure and recreation. Statistics and research have also been updated throughout the book, and new study questions that align with the new content are included at the end of each chapter for student review.
This fully updated third edition is also supported by Learn., our integrated online learning environment that empowers both you and your students with a 21st century learning experience that provides your students with precisely the content they need, when they need it.
Dr. George Karlis has been at the University of Ottawa since 1992. He is a native of Ottawa who completed his Bachelors in Social Sciences (Honours) at the University of Ottawa before moving on to Acadia University for his Masters and Michigan State University for his PhD. He is globally recognized for his work on ethnicity, culture, society and leisure. He is also known for his research on sport tourism and the Olympic Games.
He has published over 80 articles throughout the world in journals such as the Journal of Business and Society, Society and Leisure, Economics and Athletics, Journal of Applied Recreation Research, World Leisure and Recreation Journal, Native Studies Review, Journal of Leisurability, Canadian Ethnic Studies, Leisure Information Quarterly, New Education Journal, Visions in Leisure and Business, and Parks and Recreation Canada, and has delivered his research at over sixty international, national and local conferences, symposiums and workshops.
In the 1990s, Dr. Karlis was the most published author in one of Canada's premier peer-review leisure studies journals (the Journal of Applied Recreation Research) with six articles, three book reviews and an editorial introduction. Dr. Karlis has been an invited speaker at the European Association for Sport Management Congress (Nicosia, Cyprus), the Valencia Summit on New Trends in Management of Sport Events (Valencia, Spain), and the International Conference on the Olympic Dream (St-Louis, USA).
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