The highly anticipated second edition of this incredible introductory text gathers together state of the art formation in leisure science and practice, reflecting a wide range of literature from the disciplines of sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and anthropology. More than a text that teaches the foundational meanings and roles of leisure, Pastimes is also a point of view. This book presents leisure as a human phenomenon that is both individual and collective, vital for survival and frivolous, historical and contemporary, good and bad.