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  • Occupational Devotion: Finding Satisfaction and Fulfillment at Work

    de Robert Stebbins ...
    Series series Anthem Impact
    The idea of occupational devotion, or devotee work, was conceptualized and incorporated in the serious leisure perspective as one of the two serious pursuits. The other pursuit is serious leisure itself, with both forms being anchored in activities that are immensely appealing and fulfilling. Despite such desirable qualities the serious pursuits constitute a minority of all work and leisure, these ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • The Serious Leisure Perspective

    An Introduction

    de Sam Elkington, Robert Stebbins ...
    The "Serious Leisure Perspective" (SLP) is a theoretical framework that can help us understand the complexities of modern leisure as both an activity and an experience. Bringing together the study of serious leisure, casual leisure and project-based leisure, it is an essential component of the Leisure Studies curriculum and an invaluable tool for exploring the significance of leisure in ... Leer más

    $68.99 USD

  • Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies

    de Mark Durieux, Robert Stebbins ...
    Discover how to bring social responsibility to your businessIn today's business world, your bottom line isn't measured by your company's financial performance alone. Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies shows you how to implement social responsibility to your business plan in order to increase your bottom line.This book helps any social entrepreneur gain the necessary skills needed to change the ... Leer más

    $15.00 USD

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Leisure Lifestyles

    Organizing Everyday Life for Fun and Fulfillment

    de Robert A. Stebbins ...
    Series series Emerald Points
    Acknowledging that the challenge facing social science is how to inject some order into the common-sense notion of leisure lifestyles, this book, written by a major player in the field of leisure, considers how to turn the study of both serious and casual leisure into a useful concept for guiding research.Developing the common-sense notion that leisure lifestyles have time and space dimensions, ... Leer más

    $51.99 USD