Physical Activity in Human Experience : Interdisciplinary Perspectives Book

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
	In Perspective: Claude Bouchard	7
Ch. 1	Biological Aspects of the Active Living Concept	11
	In Perspective: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi	59
Ch. 2	Activity, Experience, and Personal Growth	61
	In Perspective: Leonard M. Wankel	89
Ch. 3	The Social Psychology of Physical Activity	93
	In Perspective: Nancy Theberge	127
Ch. 4	Sociological Perspectives on Physical Activity	129
	In Perspective: Louise B. Russell	161
Ch. 5	Economic Approaches for Evaluating Active Living	163
	In Perspective: Richard Gruneau	187
Ch. 6	The Politics and Ideology of Active Living in Historical Perspective	191
	In Perspective: Thomas L. Burton	229
Ch. 7	The Environment and Physical Activity	231
	Closing Remarks: Progress, Potential, and Problems in the Holistic Study of Physical Activity	267
	Index	278
	About the Contributors	287
	About the Editors	289