Careers in Serious Leisure: From Dabbler to Devotee in Search of Fulfilment (Leisure Studies in a Global Era)
Robert A. Stebbins
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Hardcover. Using the concept of fulfilment and the framework of the serious leisure perspective, this book examines the signposts marking the fulfilment career. This career begins with an interest in a serious pursuit, leading to an efflorescence many years later in amateurism, hobbyism, volunteering, or devotee work - and ultimately deeper fulfilment. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JHBS; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Using the concept of fulfilment and the framework of the serious leisure perspective, this book examines the signposts marking the fulfilment career. This career begins with an interest in a serious pursuit, leading to an efflorescence many years later in amateurism, hobbyism, volunteering, or devotee work - and ultimately deeper fulfilment.
Using the concept of fulfilment and the framework of the serious leisure perspective, this book examines the signposts marking the fulfilment career. This career begins with an interest in a serious pursuit, leading to an efflorescence many years later in amateurism, hobbyism, volunteering, or devotee work - and ultimately deeper fulfilment.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Leisure Studies in a Global Era
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137399724
SKU
V9781137399724
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99-15
About Robert A. Stebbins
Robert A. Stebbins is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada. Among his many books are Serious Leisure: A Perspective for Our Time and The Idea of Leisure, and Planning Your Time in Retirement. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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