Robert A. Stebbins

Leisure's Legacy (eBook, PDF)

Challenging the Common Sense View of Free Time

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Produktbeschreibung

Provides a critical engagement with the common sense view of leisure

Conceptualises the "popular image" of leisure as a kind of stereotype, while highlighting its inadequacies

Reviews the modern scientific understanding of the nature of leisure, as based on theory and research

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 221
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319597942
• Artikelnr.: 53061900

Autorenporträt

Robert A. Stebbins, FRSC, is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada. Stebbins has authored or edited over 50 books and monographs as well as over 230 articles and chapters in several areas of social science. Stebbins is Elected Fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences, the Royal Society of Canada, and the World Leisure Academy.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction.- 2. The Nature of Leisure.- 3. Leisure's Common Sense Images.- 4. The History of Today's Legacy.- 5. Leisure's Modern Complexity: Types of Leisure.- 6. What Do We Get from Leisure: Positive Rewards?.- 7. What Do We Get from Leisure: Negative Costs?.- 8. Leisure in the Community: Contributions.- 9. Leisure in the Community: Negative Effects.- 10. Personal Development through Leisure.- 11. Devotee Work as Leisure.- 12. Leisure Lifestyle.- 13. Conclusion.