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Robert A. Stebbins

Robert A. Stebbins

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
58
Citations
19289
World Ranking
1622
National Ranking
91

Overview

Robert A. Stebbins is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a specific emphasis on social psychology, sociology, and political science, as well as demography.

Their recent published works include the following papers:

  • Rejoinder to Veal's 'a critique of serious leisure as theory', 2021, Leisure Studies
  • The leisure basis of caring, 2023, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Foreword, 2022, International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure

These papers cover topics related to leisure studies and psychology, contributing to discussions in venues such as Leisure Studies, Frontiers in Psychology, and the International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure.

Stebbins's research topics span a variety of areas including:

  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
  • Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
  • Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research

They have contributed to the literature in outlets like Anthem Press eBooks, publishing a book titled Occupational Devotion: Finding Satisfaction and Fulfillment at Work in 2022.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Leisure Studies
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure

Stebbins does not appear to have listed frequent co-authors, indicating a potential tendency to publish solo or collaborate in diverse, non-recurring partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Exploratory research in the social sciences

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Amateurs, Professionals, and Serious Leisure

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Serious Leisure A Conceptual Statement

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Casual leisure: a conceptual statement

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Serious Leisure: A Perspective for Our Time

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Cultural tourism as serious leisure

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  • Volunteering: A Serious Leisure Perspective:

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  • New Directions in the Theory and Research of Serious Leisure

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Development of the serious leisure inventory and measure.

    James Gould;DeWayne Moore;Francis McGuire;Robert Stebbins

  • Project‐based leisure: theoretical neglect of a common use of free time

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Experiencing Fieldwork: An Inside View of Qualitative Research

    William B. Shaffir;Robert A. Stebbins

  • Volunteering as Leisure/Leisure as Volunteering: An International Assessment

    Robert Stebbins;Margaret B.W. Graham

  • Between work & leisure : the common ground of two separate worlds

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Fieldwork Experience: Qualitative Approaches to Social Research

    Y. Michal Bodemann;William B. Shaffir;Robert A. Stebbins;Allan Turowetz

  • The costs and benefits of hedonism: some consequences of taking casual leisure seriously

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Serious Leisure, Life Satisfaction, and Health of Older Adults

    Jinmoo Heo;Robert A. Stebbins;Junhyoung Kim;Inheok Lee

  • Career: The Subjective Approach*

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Amateurs: On the Margin Between Work and Leisure

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • On Misunderstanding the Concept of Commitment: A Theoretical Clarification

    Robert A. Stebbins

  • Life as Theater: A Dramaturgical Sourcebook

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  • Quest for Excitement: Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process

    Robert A. Stebbins;Norbert Elias;Eric Dunning

  • The Hidden Musicians: Music-Making in an English Town.

    Robert A. Stebbins;Ruth Finnegan

Frequent Co-Authors

DeWayne Moore
DeWayne Moore Clemson University
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly University of Oxford
Jan Packer
Jan Packer University of Queensland
Norbert Elias
Norbert Elias Bielefeld University
Jonathan Gershuny
Jonathan Gershuny University College London
Eric Dunning
Eric Dunning University of Leicester

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