Play, physical activity and public health. the reframing of children's leisure lives, paperback/***

Based on original qualitative research, and analysis of contemporary media from Canada and elsewhere, this book explores how play has become goal-oriented, a means to health ends, and how the management of pleasure in play and diverse risk discourses limit possibilities for children and families to play freely.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Author(s): Caroline (University of Toronto, Canada) Fusco Illustration(s): 8 Halftones, black and white; 8 Illustrations, black and white Number of pages: 164 Collection: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport Publication date: 2019 Dimensions: 233 x 156 x 21 Cover type: Paperback / softback.