The Idea of Leisure: First Principles - Couverture rigide

Stebbins, Robert A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1412842727 ISBN 13 : 9781412842723

Editeur : Routledge, 2012

Synopsis

A range of thinkers in philosophy, religion, and the social sciences have argued that thanks to science, technology, and the organization of society, the human condition has improved and will continue to do so. People are becoming progressively happier and enjoying an ever-improving quality of life, they say, mostly because they are putting their skills and reason to work. The Idea of Leisure is based on the assumption that leisure also fits into the social order, and it provides a singular vector by which to measure progress, even though it is rarely mentioned in writings about the idea of progress.

Robert A. Stebbins believes that leisure fosters positive development in both the individual and community. Progress through free-time activity may sometimes be hard to grasp because of the all-too-common manifestations of deviant behavior from schoolyard bullying to date rape. Despite these examples, the vast majority of leisure activities often have profound, positive consequences for participants and society. Stebbins makes a solid case for linking leisure with progress.

Although leisure has huge importance for humanity, observations about the idea of leisure as part of the idea of progress have been sporadic. It is no accident that the World Leisure Organization promotes the motto: "Leisure: integral to social, cultural, and economic development." Nor is it an accident that Article 24 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that: "Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay." For whole nations to find satisfaction and self-fulfillment based on leisure would be a true sign of progress. Stebbins' book offers original insight into this basic human requirement.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert A. Stebbins is professor emeritus in the department of sociology at the University of Calgary. He has written over 230 articles and chapters and has written or edited fifty books, including Serious Leisure, Between Work and Leisure, Work and Leisure in the Middle East, and The Idea of Leisure.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412842727
• ISBN 13: 9781412842723
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 146
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• Personne responsable: non disponible