Transition Guide
Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in
Modern Society, Ninth Edition
Daniel McLean, PhD, CPRP and Amy Hurd, PhD
ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-8159-0 • Paperback • 450 Pages • ©2012
Main Updates
 Case studies with questions designed to probe and stimulate student thinking have been
added to the text.
 Chapter 10 (Travel and Tourism) and Chapter 11 (Sport as Leisure) were completely
rewritten to provide a more in-depth review of the marketplace - including more
commercial and economic perspectives
 Chapter 13 (Future Perspectives of Recreation and Leisure) has over 40% new content
and reflects the dynamic changes occurring in recreation and leisure
 Tables and figures help illustrate important and challenging issues & points
 New sidebars highlight key material in the text and offer additional information on
related topics
 Increased use of photos throughout the text
Major Chapter Changes Are Listed Below
Chapter 1
 Reduced in size to be a true introduction to the text
 Introduces concept of participation in leisure and recreation
 Includes an initial discussion on motivation for participation in leisure and recreation
 Case studies introduced for the first time in this text - both focus on leisure, experience,
and outcomes of participation
Chapter 2
 Refined play theories
 Case study on recess coaches
 Case study on urban versus suburban play
 Case study on social acceptability of recreation
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Enhanced comparison of play, recreation, and leisure
Chapter 3
 How workweeks have changed from 1860 to 1009
 Case study on the typology of urban parks from 180-1965
 The challenges of defining popular/mass culture - new sidebar
 Case study on President Franklin Roosevelt and his legacy for parks and recreation
Chapter 4
 Focus on the current economic decline, the history of economic declines, and the
impact on leisure and recreation
 Expanded discussion on the Land & Water Conservation Fund
 Expanded discussion on designing facilities for ethnic minorities
 Case study: African Americans blog about the outdoors
 The growth of women in sport and recreation through the growth of women’s World
Cup Soccer
 Case Study: The importance of individual donors to nonprofits - the Salvation Army and
the Kroc family
 Stratification of salaries and the impact on the middle class
 Updated information on trends, including: maturation of the leisure services field; the
new realities for city, county and state governments; the internet; physical activity and
others
Chapter 5
 Updated physical activity and obesity statistics
 Case study on the obesity epidemic
 Case study on the “Fun-employed”
 Case study on the balance between work and leisure
 Restructured section on emotional motivators
 New section on happiness and well being
 New section on serious leisure
 New section on taboo recreation
Chapter 6
 Moved age factors into this chapter
 Case study on helicopter parents
 Case study on children, nature, and play
 Case study on Title IX
 Updated statistics on all socio-demographic variables
 Case study on racial differences in basketball participation
 Case study on racial and ethnic constraints
Chapter 7
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Change in function 4 to focus on positive youth development
Case study on the impact of after-school
Case study on intergenerational programming
Real examples from the field on the redevelopment of land into usable space
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New information on local programs impacting change in their communities
Real examples of recreational programs promoting economic health and
stability
Case study on youth and the arts
Chapter 8
 Case studies focusing on:
o Understanding the Ten Major Elements in the Modern Leisure Service Delivery
System
o The Influence of Homeowner Associations on Community Park and Recreation
Agencies
o What Makes an Excellent City Park System
o Cost Recovery as an example of the changing financial picture of public parks
and recreation
o Extreme Sports
 Almost all sections were updated with current information, new sidebars expanding on
the text, and new sections
 The expansion of information strengthens the texts focus on changing conditions and
political and social environments
 Commercial recreation section expanded and strengthened recognizing the increasing
influence of the commercial enterprise
Chapter 9
 Completely revised therapeutic recreation section
 Enhanced discussion on community and clinical settings for therapeutic recreation
 New discussion on the Leisure Ability Model and the Health Protection-Health Promotion
Model of therapeutic recreation
 Case study on the ADA
 Updates program offerings in MWR
 Discussion on the health and wellness benefits of employee recreation
 Case study on employee services
 Enhanced job comparisons among the five specialized services areas
Chapter 10
 Completely revised chapter
 Updated statistics on the scope of tourism
 Discussion on the three aspects of commercial recreation
 Case study on cultural and historical tourism
 Enhanced section on sport tourism
 Case study on traveling “green”
 New section on hostelling
 New section on culinary tourism
 Case study on top 10 global travel forecasts
Chapter 11
 This chapter was completely rewritten, retaining relevant information from the last
edition, but with a stronger focus on sport, leisure, and society
 Case studies focusing on:
o Master Planning a Sport Facility
o Measuring sport participation is a challenge for economists and marketers
o Game On — The World is Watching More than Ever
o How Old is Too Old to Participate in Sport
 The evolution of sport and leisure retooled strengthening the content
 Section on “patterns of sport involvement, “team sport participation,” casual sport
participation,” and “spectators” expanded, more current, and linked more directly to
recreation and leisure
 Definition of sport broadened and includes sports such a surfing
 Relationships between big business, sport, advertising, and spectators explored
 Fan Cost Index and other indices updated