Beschreibung:
Serious Leisure offers a comprehensive view and analysis of the current state of the sociology of leisure. Defining and differentiating the way people use their free time, Robert A. Stebbins divides such activity into categories of serious (skilled), casual (unskilled), and project-based (short-term) leisure that he further separates into a variety of types and subtypes. Together they comprise what he calls the "serious leisure perspective." Stebbins sets out the basic concepts that make up the three leisure forms, focusing on their essential elements.
Preface Acknowledgements 1. The Serious Leisure Perspective 2. Recent Research on Serious Leisure 3. Casual and Project-Based Leisure: The Basics 4. Synthesizing the Forms 5. Extending the Perspective 6. History of the Perspective 7. Importance of the Perspective References Index