Casual leisure has been defined as immediately, intrinsically rewarding, relatively short-
lived pleasurable activity requiring little or no special training to enjoy it (Stebbins, 1997) …

Objective Australian research on volunteering is rich and diverse, but also increasingly
fragmented. In an attempt to promote a more integrated study of volunteering, we review …

Serious Leisure offers a comprehensive view and analysis of the current state of the
sociology of leisure. Defining and differentiating the way people use their free time, Robert …

This revised and updated edition reflects the changes that have taken place within the field
of leisure and recreation management in recent years. Issues such as social inclusion …

Since 1982, the year the serious leisure perspective was first set out, the concept of casual
leisure has served mostly as a foil for sharpening understanding of that framework. Yet …

Contemporary events management is a diverse and challenging field. This introductory
textbook fully explores the multidisciplinary nature of events management and provides the …

The contribution of volunteers in terms of time and expertise is integral to sport development
and delivery from 'sport for all'to elite levels. Good volunteer management and a clear …

The" Serious Leisure Perspective"(SLP) is a theoretical framework that can help us
understand the complexities of modern leisure as both an activity and an experience …

In this investigation, the serious leisure inventory and measure (SLIM) was developed from
convenience and target samples. The multidimensional framework of serious leisure …

In the latter years of the twentieth century, the social relevance of the leisure field diminished
as consumption and individualism came to dominate leisure and recreation research and …