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Robert A. Stebbins
The Interrelationship of Leisure and Play [PDF ebook]
Play as Leisure, Leisure as Play

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Augmentative play is a special activity that substantially aids the pursuit of a larger, encompassing leisure activity. This approach to the study of play is unique. It recognizes the hundreds of activities in which play and leisure come together.

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Robert A. Stebbins is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary, Canada. Among his many publications are Serious Leisure: A Perspective for Our Time, The Idea of Leisure, and Planning Your Time in Retirement. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 183 ● ISBN 9781137513038 ● File size 1.8 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4689444 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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