Careers in serious leisure : from dabbler to devotee in search of fulfilment / Robert A. Stebbins.

"Using the framework of the serious leisure perspective, this book explores the concept of career and the question often tackled in mid-life and even upon retirement: 'what to do with the rest of my life?' Apart from the classic economic concerns of pay, health care, fringe benefits,...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Stebbins, Robert A., 1938- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:Leisure studies in a global era.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Serious Leisure Perspective
  • 2. Starting a Fulfilment Career
  • 3. Amateurism as a Route to Fulfilment
  • 4. Finding Fulfilment in a Hobby
  • 5. Fulfilling Careers in Volunteering
  • 6. Professional Devotee Work
  • 7. Hobbyist and Volunteer Devotee Work
  • 8. The Positive Quest for Fulfilment: Shadows.