Social Worlds and the Leisure Experience
Seiten
2018
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78769-716-4 (ISBN)
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78769-716-4 (ISBN)
Anselm Strauss observed 40 years ago that the idea of social world was suffering from weak conceptualization and application to those areas of social life where this formation figures prominently in everyday activities. This book provides a coherent statement about what social worlds consist of, what they do, where they fit in social theory.
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 activity. To understand more fully why people are attracted to and continue with a serious pursuit, we must also understand its social world.
This concept is anchored in social theory and, in the domain of leisure, the serious leisure perspective. The social world and its accompanying ethos are centrally implicated as one of six distinctive qualities of the serious pursuits. Taking inspiration from Anselm Strauss, this book discusses the members of leisure social worlds and the activities they enthusiastically pursue, as well as examining the culture and communications of these worlds.
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 activity. To understand more fully why people are attracted to and continue with a serious pursuit, we must also understand its social world.
This concept is anchored in social theory and, in the domain of leisure, the serious leisure perspective. The social world and its accompanying ethos are centrally implicated as one of six distinctive qualities of the serious pursuits. Taking inspiration from Anselm Strauss, this book discusses the members of leisure social worlds and the activities they enthusiastically pursue, as well as examining the culture and communications of these worlds.
Robert A. Stebbins is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada. He has written over 250 articles and chapters and written or edited more than 50 books, including Serious Leisure, Between Work and Leisure, Leisure’s Legacy: Challenging the Common-Sense View of Free Time and The Idea of Leisure. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
List of Tables and Figures
Preface
1. Conceptual Framework
2. Members and Their Activities
3. Culture and Communications
4. Conclusions
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.10.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Emerald Points |
| Verlagsort | Bingley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 122 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78769-716-9 / 1787697169 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78769-716-4 / 9781787697164 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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