LEISURE STUDIES IN A GLOBAL ERA Positive Sociology of Leisure Contemporary Perspectives Edited by Shintaro Kono · Anju Beniwal Priyanka Baweja · Karl Spracklen Leisure Studies in a Global Era Series Editors Karl Spracklen Leeds Beckett University Leeds, UK Karen Fox University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada In this book series, we defend leisure as a meaningful, theoretical, framing concept; and critical studies of leisure as a worthwhile intellectual and pedagogical activity. This is what makes this book series distinctive: we want to enhance the discipline of leisure studies and open it up to a richer range of ideas; and, conversely, we want sociology, cultural geographies and other social sciences and humanities to open up to engaging with critical and rigorous arguments from leisure studies. Getting beyond con- cerns about the grand project of leisure, we will use the series to demon- strate that leisure theory is central to understanding wider debates about identity, postmodernity and globalisation in contemporary societies across the world. The series combines the search for local, qualitatively rich accounts of everyday leisure with the international reach of debates in politics, leisure and social and cultural theory. In doing this, we will show that critical studies of leisure can and should continue to play a central role in understanding society. The scope will be global, striving to be truly international and truly diverse in the range of authors and topics. Editorial Board: John Connell, Professor of Geography, University of Sydney, USA; Yoshitaka Mori, Associate Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts, Japan; Smitha Radhakrishnan, Assistant Professor, Wellesley College, USA; Diane M. Samdahl, Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Georgia, USA; Chiung-Tzu Lucetta Tsai, Associate Professor, National Taipei University, Taiwan; Walter van Beek, Professor of Anthropology and Religion, Tilburg University, The Netherlands; Sharon D. Welch, Professor of Religion and Society, Meadville Theological School, Chicago, USA; Leslie Witz, Professor of History, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14823 Shintaro Kono • Anju Beniwal Priyanka Baweja • Karl Spracklen Editors Positive Sociology of Leisure Contemporary Perspectives Editors Shintaro Kono Anju Beniwal University of Alberta Government Meera Girls College Edmonton, AB, Canada Rajasthan, India Priyanka Baweja Karl Spracklen Rajasthan University Leeds Beckett University Jaipur, India Leeds, UK Leisure Studies in a Global Era ISBN 978-3-030-41811-3 ISBN 978-3-030-41812-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41812-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © George H.H. Huey / Alamy Stock Photo This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland Contents 1 Introduction to Positive Sociology of Leisure 1 Shintaro Kono, Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja, and Karl Spracklen 2 Positive Sociology: An Overview 13 Robert A. Stebbins Part I Meanings of Leisure 27 3 Happiness and Perseverance: The Interplay of Emotional Energies in Gray Dancing 29 Satu Heikkinen and Eva Alfredsson-Olsson 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 49 Andrea Diaz-Hernandez and Idurre Lazcano Quintana v vi Contents 5 Anything Goes for Being Happy? A Qualitative Analysis of Discourses on Leisure in Finland 67 Riie Heikkilä 6 An Evolving Leisure Practice: Home Climbing Walls as a Case 87 Ko Fan Lee, Daniel Peretti, and Piin Shiuan Wu Part II Ageing 107 7 The Complexity of Sport-as-Leisure in Later Life 109 Julie Son and Rylee A. Dionigi 8 Leisure and Late Adulthood: Examining the Benefits of Participation during Retirement 125 Thomas Sweeney and Jennifer Zorotovich 9 Life-Course Transitions and Leisure in Later Life: Retirement Between Continued Productivity and Late Freedom 137 Anna Wanka Part III Sex, Sexuality, and Family 157 10 Same-sex Pairings on Strictly Come Dancing: LGBTQ+ Identity and Leisure Participation in Ballroom Dancing 159 Vicki Harman and Yen Nee Wong 11 The Intersection of Leisure and Racial Socialization to Promote Positive Practices 175 Augustus W. Hallmon and Desirée Y. McMillion 12 Sex as Leisure for the Japanese Women 195 Maki Hirayama Contents vii Part IV Community, Youth, and Education 213 13 Positive Youth Development and Communities: Practices that Work and the Potential for Community Development 215 Evan Webb 14 Evolving Societal Contributions of Leisure Education 239 Julie Son, Elizabeth Weybright, Megan Janke, and Laura Payne 15 Digital Gaming: A New Way of Programming Happiness and Creativity in Youth 259 Anju Beniwal 16 Reflecting on Perceptions of Local Communities and Visitors: Sustainable Heritage Leisure and Tourism 279 Charles Spring and Lisa Wakefield Part V Arts and Creativity 295 17 Transformative Leisure and Play: Bringing Forth Our Reason for Being 297 Susan Ross, Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Joshua Bauer, and Paul Heintzman 18 Adolescent, Identity, and Community Art 315 Vaishali Sharma 19 Doodling: A Positive Creative Leisure Practice 333 Priyanka Baweja 20 Conclusion to Positive Sociology of Leisure 351 Shintaro Kono, Anju Beniwal, Priyanka Baweja, and Karl Spracklen Index 363 Notes on Contributors Eva  Alfredsson-Olsson is associate professor in sociology at the Department of Social and Psychological Studies, Karlstad University, Sweden. She has been working at Karlstad University since 2001 and has developed specific competence in the field of sociology of emotions, organizational theory and analysis, and regional development such as cross-border commuting and attractive living environment. She is also doing research in the field of social problems, mental illness and addic- tion/substance abuse. She has been involved in several research projects, the most recent being about the social aspects of dancing in later life. Joshua Bauer’s research focuses on the relationship between humans and the natural environment. He focuses on the study of human ecology that occurs primarily in the context of urban and developed settings, looking specifically at recreation and leisure behaviour of urban and city dwellers, and the relationship urban people have with the natural sur- roundings in and around developed areas. Priyanka Baweja has done her Masters in Anthropology and Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education. She is a Certified Tutor for Online Hybrid and Blended Education and also holds a Diploma in Computer Arts and Jewelry Design and Manufacturing. She is a member of ISA RC13. She has been working as a designer and design educator for 19 years. She is pursuing her PhD in Anthropology at the University of ix x Notes on Contributors Rajasthan, India. Her area of interest is finding interdisciplinary collabo- ration opportunities for design and creating a space where design, anthro- pology and sociology meet. She has also presented papers on combining art, technology leisure and Sustainability in national and international conferences. Anju  Beniwal has earned a PhD in Sociology and a Masters in Anthropology and Sociology. She is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Government Meera Girls College Rajasthan, India. Her area of interest is Leisure Studies. She is the author of seven books, fifty papers and book chapters covering different aspects of society. She is an active member in the editorial/advisory/referee boards of various International journals and has presented her views in more than fifty five conferences, both in the country as well as abroad. She is the Board Member of RC13 of the ISA and is also the editor of Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World. Andrea Diaz-Hernandez is a PhD candidate at the Program Leisure, Culture and Communication for Human Development at the University of Deusto (UD), Spain. Diaz earned a Master’s degree in Crisis Analysis and Humanitarian Action, and then worked as a language teacher in several Colombian universities. In October 2016, she was awarded with the funding program Cátedra UNESCO-Banco Santander addressed to support young professors of Latin American universities. Since then, her research interest has been in children’s leisure experiences. Recently, Andrea visited University of Georgia (USA) as a visiting scholar along with Professor Douglas Kleiber. Rylee A. Dionigi has written widely in the fields of sport sociology, age- ing and physical activity, health, exercise psychology and leisure studies. She has expertise in qualitative methodologies and knowledge on the per- sonal and cultural meanings of sport, leisure and exercise participation in later life. She (with Michael Gard) co-authored an edited book with Palgrave Macmillan, entitled, Sport and Physical Activity Across the Lifespan: Critical Perspectives. This collection problematizes health promotion and related policy trajectories across the lifespan from a criti- cal social science perspective. Overall, she calls for acceptance of diversity and difference in the ways in which people age.