ROBERT C. STEBBINS Orden de los libros

Focusing on the concept of project-based leisure (PBL), this book explores its impact on individual and community well-being. PBL is characterized as a creative, occasional endeavor pursued during free time, requiring planning and effort. The author examines how PBL contributes to subjective well-being, albeit to a lesser extent than serious leisure. Through a review of existing research and original insights, the book highlights the potential of PBL activities to foster community engagement and enhance quality of life.

The devotee occupations serve as full-time or part-time livelihoods for people fortunate enough to have found them. Such work has so far been observed to exist in four sectors of the economy: the liberal professions, consulting occupations, skilled trades, and small business proprietors. Devotee work roots in serious leisure.

Exploring the often-overlooked 'third space' between work and leisure, this book highlights how non-work obligations impact our well-being and lifestyle. The author, a recognized expert in the field, provides insights into navigating these responsibilities and emphasizes the importance of finding contentment amidst discontentment. This guide offers valuable perspectives for anyone seeking balance and fulfillment in their daily lives.

Focusing on the complexities of leisure lifestyles, this book explores the potential of serious and casual leisure as frameworks for research in social science. It aims to bring clarity to the common-sense understanding of leisure, providing insights from a leading expert in the field. By examining how these leisure concepts can be systematically studied, the author seeks to enhance the relevance and applicability of leisure studies in social science research.

The book offers a conceptual framework for exploring the connections between work, leisure, and daily chores, emphasizing how these activities are interrelated and managed in everyday life. It delves into the dynamics of balancing these aspects, providing insights into their significance in personal and social contexts.

Discover how to bring social responsibility to your business In today's business world, your bottom line isn't measured by your company's financial performance alone. Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies shows you how to implement social responsibility to your business plan in order to increase your bottom line. This book helps any social entrepreneur gain the necessary skills needed to change the system and spread the solution, while providing explanations of the most successful business tools being used today. Social Entrepreneurship For Dummies gives you the trusted and friendly advice you need to get on your way toward social responsibility!

Stebbins begins with a history of stand-up comedy, giving vital background about the industry as it emerged and flourished in the United States and subsequently developed into a popular form of entertainment in Canada. He deals with the nature of comic performance in comedy rooms - cabarets designed specifically for stand-up comedy - and examines the career of the comic: how people become interested in comedy, how they progress as amateurs, how they survive on the road and how, sometimes, they become headliners and later writers for film and television. He also discusses the business of comedy: booking agents, comedy chains such as Yuk-Yuk's, room managers, and the comics themselves as entrepreneurs. As the first comprehensive study of a growing phenomenon, The Laugh-Makers will interest sociologists of humour and sociologists of occupations and will contribute to our understanding of Canadian popular culture.