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Chapter 1: Introduction to Positive Sociology of Leisure, Shintaro Kono , Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja and Karl Spracklen
Chapter 2: Positive Sociology: An Overview, Robert A. Stebbins
Section 1: Meanings of Leisure
Chapter 3: Happiness and Perseverance: The Interplay of Emotional Energies in Gray Dancing; Satu Heikkinen and Eva Alfredsson-Olsson
Chapter 4. "One Can Make a Swing with a Rope and a Piece of Wood": The Positive Leisure Experience of Children Living in the Informal Settlements of Soacha, Colombia; Andrea Diaz and Idurre Lazcano
Chapter 5. Anything Goes for Being Happy? A Qualitative Analysis of Discourses on Leisure in Finland; Riie Heikkilä
Chapter 6. An Evolving Leisure Practice: Home Climbing Walls as a Case; KoFan Lee, Daniel Peretti and Piin Shiuan Wu
Section 2: Ageing
Chapter 7. The Complexity of Sport-as-Leisure in Later Life; Julie Son and Rylee Dionigi
Chapter 8. Leisure and Late Adulthood: Examining the Benefits of Participation during Retirement; Thomas Sweeney and Jennifer Zorotovich
Chapter 9. Life-Course Transitions and Leisure in Later Life: Retirement between Continued Productivity and Late Freedom; Anna Wanka
Section 3: Sex, Sexuality, and Family
Chapter 10. Same-sex Pairings on Strictly Come Dancing: Queer Identity and Leisure Participation in Ballroom Dancing; Vicki Harman and Yen Nee Wong
Chapter 11. The Intersection of Leisure and Racial Socialization to Promote Positive Practices; Augustus W. Hallmon and Desirée Y. McMillion
Chapter 12. Sex as Leisure for the Japanese Women; Maki Hirayama
Section 4: Community, Youth, and Education
Chapter 13. Positive Youth Development and Communities: Practices that Work and the Potential for Community Development; Evan Webb
Chapter 14. Evolving Societal Contributions of Leisure Education; Julie Son, Elizabeth Weybright, Megan Janke and Laura Payne
Chapter 15. Digital Gaming: A New Way of Programming Happiness and Creativity in Youth; Anju Beniwal
Chapter 16. Reflecting on Perceptions of Local Communities and Visitors: Sustainable Heritage Leisure and Tourism; Charles Spring and Lisa Wakefield
Section 5: Arts and Creativity
Chapter 17. Transformative Leisure and Play: Bringing Forth Our Reason for Being; Susan Ross, Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Joshua Bauer, & Paul Heintzman
Chapter 18. Adolescent, Identity and Community Art; Vaishali Sharma
Chapter 19. Doodling: A Positive Creative Leisure Practice; Priyanka Baweja
Chapter 20. Conclusion to Positive Sociology of Leisure; Shintaro Kono, Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja and Karl Spracklen.
Chapter 2: Positive Sociology: An Overview, Robert A. Stebbins
Section 1: Meanings of Leisure
Chapter 3: Happiness and Perseverance: The Interplay of Emotional Energies in Gray Dancing; Satu Heikkinen and Eva Alfredsson-Olsson
Chapter 4. "One Can Make a Swing with a Rope and a Piece of Wood": The Positive Leisure Experience of Children Living in the Informal Settlements of Soacha, Colombia; Andrea Diaz and Idurre Lazcano
Chapter 5. Anything Goes for Being Happy? A Qualitative Analysis of Discourses on Leisure in Finland; Riie Heikkilä
Chapter 6. An Evolving Leisure Practice: Home Climbing Walls as a Case; KoFan Lee, Daniel Peretti and Piin Shiuan Wu
Section 2: Ageing
Chapter 7. The Complexity of Sport-as-Leisure in Later Life; Julie Son and Rylee Dionigi
Chapter 8. Leisure and Late Adulthood: Examining the Benefits of Participation during Retirement; Thomas Sweeney and Jennifer Zorotovich
Chapter 9. Life-Course Transitions and Leisure in Later Life: Retirement between Continued Productivity and Late Freedom; Anna Wanka
Section 3: Sex, Sexuality, and Family
Chapter 10. Same-sex Pairings on Strictly Come Dancing: Queer Identity and Leisure Participation in Ballroom Dancing; Vicki Harman and Yen Nee Wong
Chapter 11. The Intersection of Leisure and Racial Socialization to Promote Positive Practices; Augustus W. Hallmon and Desirée Y. McMillion
Chapter 12. Sex as Leisure for the Japanese Women; Maki Hirayama
Section 4: Community, Youth, and Education
Chapter 13. Positive Youth Development and Communities: Practices that Work and the Potential for Community Development; Evan Webb
Chapter 14. Evolving Societal Contributions of Leisure Education; Julie Son, Elizabeth Weybright, Megan Janke and Laura Payne
Chapter 15. Digital Gaming: A New Way of Programming Happiness and Creativity in Youth; Anju Beniwal
Chapter 16. Reflecting on Perceptions of Local Communities and Visitors: Sustainable Heritage Leisure and Tourism; Charles Spring and Lisa Wakefield
Section 5: Arts and Creativity
Chapter 17. Transformative Leisure and Play: Bringing Forth Our Reason for Being; Susan Ross, Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Joshua Bauer, & Paul Heintzman
Chapter 18. Adolescent, Identity and Community Art; Vaishali Sharma
Chapter 19. Doodling: A Positive Creative Leisure Practice; Priyanka Baweja
Chapter 20. Conclusion to Positive Sociology of Leisure; Shintaro Kono, Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja and Karl Spracklen.