The Interrelationship of Leisure and Play: Play as Leisure, Leisure as Play

by Robert A. Stebbins

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137513014
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/25/2015
Series:	Leisure Studies in a Global Era
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 5.43(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

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.

Table of Contents

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?

Editorial Reviews

Stebbins’ new book … provides timely insight to further the scholarship of leisure, the serious leisure perspective (SLP) and the concept of augmentative play. … Who should read this book? The book is good for scholars of the SLP. … the reading will be most meaningful for those who have a grasp of the interrelated concepts of leisure, play, flow, perceived freedom and of course, SLP.” (Steven Henle, Annals of Leisure Research, September, 2016)

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