Careers in Serious Leisure [electronic resource] : From Dabbler to Devotee in Search of Fulfilment /
Stebbins, R.author.
Using the concept of fulfilment and the framework of the serious leisure perspective, this book examines the signposts marking the fulfilment career. This career begins with an interest in a serious pursuit, leading to an efflorescence many years later in amateurism, hobbyism, volunteering, or devotee work - and ultimately deeper fulfilment.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Serious Leisure Perspective; 2 Starting a Fulfillment Career; 3 Amateurism as a Route to Fulfillment; 4 Finding Fulfillment in a Hobby; 5 Fulfilling Careers in Volunteering; 6 Professional Devotee Work; 7 Hobbyist and Volunteer Devotee Work; 8 The Positive Quest for Fulfillment: Shadows; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Using the concept of fulfilment and the framework of the serious leisure perspective, this book examines the signposts marking the fulfilment career. This career begins with an interest in a serious pursuit, leading to an efflorescence many years later in amateurism, hobbyism, volunteering, or devotee work - and ultimately deeper fulfilment.
Sports-Sociological aspects.
Industrial sociology.
Ethnology.
Social groups.
Family.
Social work.
Sociology of Sport and Leisure.
Sociology of Work.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Social Work.