Physical activity in human experience : interdisciplinary perspectives / Sponsored by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute with the support of the Health Canada ; James E. Curtis, Storm J. Russell [editors].

Contributor Curtis, James E.

Imprint:Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c1997.

Descriptionxii, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Note:Introduction / Storm J. Russell, James E. Curtis -- 1. Biological aspects of the active living concept / Claude Bouchard -- 2. Activity, experience, and personal growth / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- 3. The social psychology of physical activity / Leonard M. Wankel -- 4. Sociological perspectives on physical activity / Nancy Theberge -- 5. Economic approaches to evaluating active living / Louise B. Russell -- 6. The politics and ideology of active living in historical perspective / Richard Gruneau -- 7. The environment and physical activity / Thomas L. Burton -- Closing remarks: Progress, potential, and problems in the holistic study of physical activity / James E. Curtis, Barry D. McPherson.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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