R Stebbins: 2 books
Serious Leisure and Nature
Sustainable Consumption in the Outdoors
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Leisure activities undertaken in nature are immensely popular. This book examines the new serious leisure concept of nature challenge activity (NCA), exploring how NCA unfolds in an aesthetically appealing natural environment with implications for consumption and environmental sustainability.
Careers in Serious Leisure
From Dabbler to Devotee in Search of Fulfilment
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
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.