1st Edition

Leisure Activities in Context A Micro-Macro/Agency-Structure Interpretation of Leisure

By Robert A. Stebbins Copyright 2017
198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

There have been many analyses of leisure, drawing on the social, historical, cultural, temporal, and geographical contexts in which acts of leisure are pursued. Yet these studies lack a theoretical framework that can explain how leisure studies interact in various social contexts (cultural, temporal, or geographical), or as Robert A. Stebbins conceptualizes it, at levels of society.  Here... Read more
1: Studying the Contexts of Leisure: Basic Concepts; 2: Three Domains; 3: The Meso Context; 4: Formal Organizations: Macro Context; 5: Noninstitutionalized Macro Context: Social Movements and Tribes; 6: Temporal Context; 7: Geographical Context; 8: Historical Context; 9: Deviant Leisure Interests and Social Issues; 10: Conclusions

Biography

Robert A. Stebbins