The Interrelationship of Leisure and Play

Play as Leisure, Leisure as Play

Robert A. Stebbins (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

183 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-51301-4 (ISBN)

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Augmentative play is a special activity that substantially aids the pursuit of a larger, encompassing leisure activity. This approach to the study of play is unique. It recognizes the hundreds of activities in which play and leisure come together.

Robert A. Stebbins is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada. Among his many publications are Serious Leisure: A Perspective for Our Time, The Idea of Leisure, and Planning Your Time in Retirement. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Introduction 1. The Scientific Studies of Play and Leisure 2. The Serious Leisure Perspective 3. Play as Casual Leisure 4. Playing in Art and Entertainment 5. Scientific Play 6. Play in Sport 7. Hobbyist Play 8. Whither the Interdisciplinary Study of Play and Leisure?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.10.2015
Reihe/Serie	Leisure Studies in a Global Era
Zusatzinfo	VII, 183 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 138 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10	1-137-51301-2 / 1137513012
ISBN-13	978-1-137-51301-4 / 9781137513014
Zustand	Neuware