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  • Brightbill, Charles K. Man and Leisure: A Philosophy of Recreation. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1961.

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  • Rifkin, Jeremy. The End of Work: The Decline of the Global Labor Force and the Dawn of the Post-Market Era. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1995.

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Robert A. Stebbins is professor of sociology at the University of Calgary and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He has been investigating serious leisure since 1973, when he began studying amateur musicians. The many publications resulting from his efforts in this area include: Amateurs, Professionals, and Serious Leisure and After Work: The Search for an Optimal Leisure Lifestyle.

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Stebbins, R.A. Serious leisure. Soc 38, 53–57 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-001-1023-8

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