The Serious Leisure Perspective (SLP) is a theoretic framework developed by Robert A. Stebbins in 1973, that brings together three main forms of leisure known as serious leisure, casual leisure, and project-based leisure.
Community involvement and leisure are rarely mentioned in mass media coverage of the Middle East and North Africa
As the greying of our population continues, retirees are enjoying more and more healthy years of retirement, and those years can be productive, enjoyable, and rewarding. This work speaks to those retirees who wish to enjoy their golden years doing things they enjoy.
This book is a study of committed reading, an activity animated by three main motives: utilitarian,... Læs mere
Between Work and Leisure aims to debunk the prevailing myth that work and leisure are separate and mutually antagonistic spheres of life
This work looks into how, why, and when people pursue things in life that they desire, those that make their existence attractive and worth living
Occupational devotion, as defined by Robert A. Stebbins, is a strong and positive attachment to a form of self-enhancing work, where the... Læs mere
There have been many analyses of leisure, drawing on the social, historical, cultural, temporal, and geographical contexts in which acts of leisure are pursued.
A range of thinkers in philosophy, religion, and the social sciences have argued that thanks to science, technology, and the organization of society, the human condition has improved and will continue to do so
This work looks into how, why, and when people pursue things in life that they desire, those that make their existence attractive and worth living
Community involvement and leisure are rarely mentioned in mass media coverage of the Middle East and North Africa
A range of thinkers in philosophy, religion, and the social sciences have argued that thanks to science, technology, and the organization of society, the human condition has improved and will continue to do so