The interrelationship of leisure and play
Subtitle: play as leisure, leisure as play
By: Robert A. Stebbins
Series: Leisure studies in a global era
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137513014
Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General; Play; Sports sciences; SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball; Social aspects; SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports; Leisure
Description: "In the scientific studies of play and leisure there has been an unfortunate tendency for the enthusiasts of one to ignore the contributions made by their colleagues in the other. This book shows what the two fields have been missing because of this isolation. The new idea of augmentative play enables us to examine how and where play and leisure are often vitally dependent on each other. Augmentative play is a special activity that aids substantially 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, sometimes to produce deeply fulfilling experiences and outcomes for participants, other times to produce more fleeting enjoyment for them"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction1. The Scientific Studies of Play and Leisure2. The Serious Leisure Perspective3. Play as Casual Leisure4. Playing in Art and Entertainment5. Scientific Play6. Play in Sport7. Hobbyist Play8. Whither the Interdisciplinary Study of Play and Leisure?.