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  • A Natural History of Amphibians

    de Robert C. Stebbins, Nathan W. Cohen ...
    This is a book for all readers who want to learn about amphibians, the animal group that includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. It draws on many years of classroom teaching, laboratory experience, and field observation by the authors. Robert Stebbins and Nathan Cohen lead readers on a fascinating odyssey as they explore some of nature's most interesting creatures, interspersing their ... Leer más

    $39.59 USD

  • Exploratory Research in the Social Sciences

    de Robert Alan Stebbins ...
    Series series Qualitative Research Methods
    Guided by the precept that to understand any phenomenon well, it is necessary to start by looking at it in broad, nonspecialized terms, Robert A Stebbins takes the reader through the process of exploratory research in an easy-to-read style providing the student or researcher with a complete reference for carrying out this type of research. ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • Social Worlds and the Leisure Experience

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Emerald Points
    Scholars in leisure studies have amassed an impressive record of knowledge bearing on the social worlds of diverse serious pursuits, yet this sphere of modern life still needs a coherent statement about what social worlds consist of, what they do, and where they fit in social theory. The core activities at the base of the leisure experience are pursued within the social world that encompasses such ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Why We Love to Tour

    Gazing from the Serious Leisure Perspective

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Why We Love to Tour: Gazing from the Serious Leisure Perspective offers a fresh and nuanced exploration of tourism, distinct from traditional industry-focused narratives. Stebbins delves into tourism as a rich tapestry of leisure activities that provide personal satisfaction and self-fulfilment, framed within the social worlds and lifestyles that accompany these pursuits. This book expands and ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Planning Your Time in Retirement

    How to Cultivate a Leisure Lifestyle to Suit Your Needs and Interests

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Much of what is written about getting old has a negative feel to it, which is certainly not entirely unjustified. Health may begin to fail. Finances may become tighter as income dwindles or stops altogether. Family and friends may move away or move on. But the retirement years do not have to be negative or bleak. Within this “dark scenario,” a positive existence is possible. Planning Your Time in ... Leer más

    $46.99 USD

  • The Female Teacher on Television

    Shifting Stereotypes on the Small Screen

    de Dr. Elizabeth Currin, Dr. Pierrette Dagg, Dr. Robert Dahlgren, Leah Day, Dr. Mary Dalton, Jake Gates, Dr. Adam Grunzke, Andrew L. Grunzke, Rebecca Z. Grunzke, Edward Janak1, Dr. Melanie Janzen2, Cathy Leogrande3, Christie Petersen4, Dr. Patrick A. Ryan5, Ludovic A. Sourdot6, Dr. Abigail Stebbins7, Dr. Stephanie Schroeder8, Dr. Melissa Stanley9 ...
    Series series Education and Popular Culture
    This edited volume examines the ways in which the representation of female teachers on television has developed from the advent of the medium up to the present day. Despite the widely feminized nature of the teaching profession, the first depictions of female teachers on television did not occur until over a century later. Contributors analyze a variety of programs spanning time periods, audiences ... Leer más

    $105.99 USD

  • The Serious Leisure Perspective

    A Synthesis

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    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. The SLP has evolved considerably since 1973, and this textbook provides a synthesis of the many concepts and propositions, as well as the data supporting them. In this overview, ... Leer más

    $98.99 USD

  • Project-Based Leisure

    Toward Personal Well-Being and Community Involvement

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This short book discusses the relatively new concept of project-based leisure in leisure research, and relates it to individual and community well-being and quality of life. The book defines PBL as a short-term, reasonably complicated, one-off or occasional, though infrequent, creative undertaking carried out in free time, or time free of disagreeable obligation. Such leisure requires considerable ... Leer más

    $44.99 USD

  • Serious Leisure and Individuality

    de Elie Cohen-Gewerc, Robert A. Stebbins ...
    What does it mean to be an individual and how can an individual exist within society? Serious Leisure and Individuality examines the circumstances in the modern world that make for individual distinctiveness, and the role of these conditions in personal and social life. "The individual," said Friedrich Nietzsche, "has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Non-Work Obligations

    On the Delicate Art of Dealing with Disagreeableness

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Emerald Points
    The world of non-work obligations - defined as disagreeable activities that are neither work nor leisure - is a territory of social life that has largely been ignored by scholars of work and leisure alike. The exception to this rule is Robert A. Stebbins, who over the years has written extensively on the significance of non-work obligations and the mundane and often disagreeable tasks that we are ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD

  • The Interrelationship of Leisure and Play

    Play as Leisure, Leisure as Play

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    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. ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Leisure and the Motive to Volunteer: Theories of Serious, Casual, and Project-Based Leisure

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Volunteering and its nonprofit organizations have commonly been analyzed in economic terms, with volunteering being referred to as "unpaid (productive) work". This economic definition has been around far longer than that of volunteering conceived of as leisure, which is discussed as the volitional definition. By means of a lengthy literature review, this book sets out the theoretical and empirical ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD